Jan. 17 update: A boil water advisory has been lifted for parts of Donaldsonville residents after water samples tested negative, according to the Ascension Parish government. An official said the water is safe to drink.
BAYOU L’OURSE — An Assumption Parish man who raped a 10-year-old girl nearly a year and a half ago and had been at large for a time was captured and arrested Thursday night at his home, parish sheriff's deputies said.
GONZALES — Robert Poche', Ascension Parish's registrar of voters for nearly 40 years, is expected to retire at the end of the month.
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NAPOLEONVILLE — A Houma man wanted in a November drive-by shooting outside Napoleonville was arrested Thursday night in the Assumption Parish town, deputies said.
GONZALES — Perhaps a decade from now, 18-wheelers headed to Ascension Parish's industrial corridor will use a new Interstate 10 interchange and access road shooting them onto La. 30, the main street of parish chemical plants in Geismar.
The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on Dec. 23-30:
Qualifying dates set for Sorrento election
Court cases filed in Ascension Parish on Dec. 7-11:
Free COVID-19 testing in Donaldsonville
BASF helped Ascension Parish residents have a brighter holiday season through donations to families in need.
The 2020-21 parish Students of the Year were honored by the Ascension Parish School Board before its recent meeting.
The importance of team chemistry and being able to adapt to changing times will always be important in sports and the St. Amant Gators boys basketball team seems to have it figured out.
There's a word for the skin breakouts that wearing face masks can cause. The term "maskne" is showing up on medical websites and in national media to describe the skin condition that's grown alongside mask-wearing during the coronavirus pandemic.
PRAIRIEVILLE — One lane of Airline Highway northbound will be closed for six hours Tuesday at Bayou Manchac as part an ongoing bridge replacement project, state highway officials said.
GRAMERCY — A 41-year-old Baton Rouge man died after his pickup truck ran off Airline Highway and crashed into a St. James Parish bayou, Louisiana State Police said.
LSU has recognized 12 students as the Fall Cohort Class of 2020 for Leadership LSU, an annual program coordinated by LSU Campus Life.
HAMMOND — Southeastern Louisiana University has named 4,728 students to its honors list for the fall 2020 semester.
Kamryn Elisabeth Robinson, a biology major of Prairieville, was named a University Medalist in the College of Science at LSU’s fall 2020 graduation.
GONZALES — A man's attempt to retrieve belongings from his ex-girlfriend's home ended in gunfire and assault with a sport utility vehicle, Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies said Thursday.
GONZALES — An Ascension Parish man shot his father and the family dog in a dispute Wednesday evening over guns, sheriff's deputies said.
GONZALES — The Ascension Parish sheriff fired one of his detectives after the officer's arrest over a domestic dispute with a former girlfriend.
Claston Bernard, executive director of BLEXIT, was the speaker Nov. 19 at the Ascension Republican Women's meeting in Gonzales.
The Laiche and Duplessis families rang in the new year by burning a dumpster.
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The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on Dec. 17-23:
DONALDSONVILLE — Free testing for the novel coronavirus will start 9 a.m. Wednesday in Donaldsonville and go on three more days through Jan. 21 as cases continue to rise in the west bank city of Ascension Parish.
Ascension public schools recently announced the appointments of new district and school leaders.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the wetlands permit for the $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex proposed in St. James Parish.
Multiple agencies join forces to raise money for deputies following the aftermath of Hurricane Laura
Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre allowed deputies to sport facial hair for the month of November for the American Cancer Society. Other agencies were asked to participate and together raised over $30,000.
Tamiko Francis-Garrison, wearing a white suit, placed her hand on a family Bible as she was sworn in Dec. 31 by Judge Erin Wiley-Lanoux as the justice of the peace for the 1st Justice Court.
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Rescue Alliance responded to meet the needs of the local pet families it serves Dec. 19 with another pet food distribution.
The East Ascension boys basketball team heads into 2021 with a team first mentality, no stars on the team and a work ethic that is contagious.
I-10 was closed for about six hours.
Formed under former Parish President Kenny Matassa, the Move Ascension road program proposes a series of traffic-easing and safety improvements on the parish's roadways. Some, like the Ashland-St. Landry connector near Gonzales and new turn lanes …
Some time early this year, contractors are expected to start a combined $3.7 million in road construction, building the first Ascension Parish-funded roundabout in the parish's history and widening a notoriously narrow outlet for congested La. 73 …
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Jeff Weinell stumbled upon the new species while studying as a graduate research assistant at the University of Kansas' Biodiversity Institute.
The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on Dec. 10-17:
Court cases filed in Ascension Parish on Nov. 30-Dec. 4:
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In December 2010, Realty Executives South Louisiana opened its doors at 15615 Airline Highway in Prairieville.
In partnership with the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health and the Louisiana National Guard, Ascension Parish is offering free COVID-19 testing to residents at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, Parish President Clint Cointment said.
With limited starters and experience, the Donaldsonville boys basketball team looks to grow as the season progresses.
Several groups joined forces to host the annual Special Tuesday Christmas event. Instead of a big party with dancing, this years event was a drive-thru with gifts and a visit from Santa.
Think of one symbol that would sum up 2020. Well, when the Duplessis and Laiche families were thinking of the ideas for their annual bonfire, noting seemed to fit like a giant dumpster.
A 15-year-old Donaldsonville girl who died in 1991 and gave life to others through organ donation will be remembered on New Year's Day, along with 20 other organ donors from across the country, during a two-hour TV special that will take the place…
Geismar Volunteer Fire Department members shared the Christmas spirit with area residents throughout December.
The Gonzales Rotary Club hosted its annual High Heels for High Hopes Event benefitting March of Dimes.
A 15-year-old Donaldsonville girl who died in 1991 and gave life to others through organ donation will be remembered on New Year's Day, along with 20 other organ donors from across the country, during a two-hour TV special that will take the place…
LSU held its commencement ceremony Dec. 18. For the second time in LSU history, graduation took place in Tiger Stadium, where 1,966 degrees were conferred on fall 2020 graduates.