GONZALES — Ascension Parish lawyers and financial aides and backers of a 30-year deal to finance, build and run a $215 million regional sewer system are working overtime to refine the plan ahead of a critical vote next Thursday.
A Donaldsonville man accused of a role in a jailhouse rape inside an Ascension Parish juvenile dorm more than two years ago was acquitted Thursday after a one-day trial.
PRAIRIEVILLE — Investigators looking into the death of a woman whose body was discovered by a grass-cutting crew near Intestate 10 said they do not suspect foul play.
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GONZALES — A proposed 30-year deal to finance, build and run a $215 million regional sewer system is structured in a way that ensures cost overruns are born by ratepayers but offers no clear way also to share savings with them, a financial analyst…
Sites in the Baton Rouge area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, Monday through Nov. 25.
Dutchtown High theater shines spotlight on mental illness
Court cases filed in Ascension Parish on Oct. 28-31:
Area veterans rode as grand marshals Sunday in the Ascension Veterans Associations parade in Gonzales.
The 2019-20 principals of the year in the Ascension Public Schools are Marvin Evans, of Donaldsonville High School; Michelle Bourque, of Galvez Middle School; and Laurent R. Thomas, of Lakeside Primary School.
Lowery Middle School held a perfect-attendance breakfast Oct. 25 for the 102 students who attended class every day during Attendance Awareness Month in September. Of those 102, 49 were in school every day for the first nine weeks of the school yea…
Students at Lowery Middle School in Donaldsonville who met or exceeded their benchmark goals for the first quarter of the 2019-20 school year were treated to a special lunch by community supporters.
Gonzales Middle School's October Bulldog Buck Bonanza winners were Alexis Allo, Soraya Beasley, Dontel Blain, Rodney Earl, Elkin Enamorado, Jave Garrison, Zakiah Green, Tailyn Jones, Jailah Joseph, Tramiyah Landry, Tateyonna Lebeouf, Malik Lewis, …
BASF recently awarded $2,500 scholarships to four LSU engineering students: Olivia Arcemont, of Baton Rouge; David Hutton, of Metairie; Aubry Hymel, of Covington; and Thinh Nguyen, of Harvey. The annual scholarship program is part of BASF’s educa…
Visitors to the Baton Rouge, Prairieville, Destrehan and LaPlace offices of Choice Title who drop off nonperishable food bank donations by Nov. 20 will be entered into a drawing for a $100 Rouses gift card.
Shadow Day for prospective Ascension Catholic High School students and their parents will be Nov. 20 at the school, 311 St. Vincent St., Donaldsonville.
LEGO CLUB: First-time builders and masters of Lego construction are both welcome when the Ascension Parish Library Lego Club gathers at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at the Dutchtown branch of the Ascension Parish Library, 13278 La. 73, Geismar. Participants…
Ascension Parish football fans in throes of playoff fever
Students, alumni and the football faithful of Ascension Parish crowded into the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center Arena for the tradition known as Shout Out.
BATON ROUGE — On Oct. 22, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions.
GONZALES — Officials running Ascension Parish's west bank water systems say they are prepared for subfreezing temperatures Tuesday night and early Wednesday but are asking residents to watch for water leaks and conserve water.
SPANISH LAKE — A person thrown from a boat Monday evening after it hit a stump in Spanish Lake in Ascension Parish has been taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, wildlife officials said.
GONZALES — An Ascension Parish Council panel that for years has been investigating how to bring a consolidated, public sewer system to the eastern side of the parish will consider on Tuesday night whether to recommend a 30-year deal with a private…
GONZALES — The new water meters installed at homes and businesses in Gonzales still live outdoors underground, beneath a little concrete trap door, but they're a whole different animal.
GONZALES — Murphy Painter, a onetime chief sheriff's deputy in Ascension Parish and a recent candidate for parish president, accused the owner of a Gonzales news website of knowingly publishing misleadingly edited recorded comments so they sounded…
DONALDSONVILLE — Five proposed industrial expansions in Ascension Parish totaling $784 million in capital spending received a key nod Thursday for property tax exemptions over the next eight to 10 years.
GONZALES — In the final days of the Republican-on-Republican runoff in the state House 88 election, the battle to establish in voters' minds who would make the more conservative and trustworthy candidate is reaching a fever pitch.
A cyberattack that forced the shutdown of St. James Parish government's computer network did not interrupt early voting for runoff elections Nov. 16 or affect the public schools, according to state and parish school officials.
SORRENTO — Four men were arrested in a late night shooting and robbery Tuesday in Ascension Parish that injured a 13-year-old boy, sheriff's deputies said.
Cadets and senior members of the Ascension Parish Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol saw World War II aircraft including the B-29 Super Fortress, B-24 Liberator, T-6 Texan, P-51 Mustang and a Stearman biplane during an outing to the Hammon…
A cyberattack that is suspected of originating from Russia led to a precautionary shutdown of the computer network for St. James Parish government, the parish sheriff and other local offices that could be lifted as soon as Friday.
Seniors age 60 and older who meet federal income guidelines will be able to pick up 40-pound boxes of food from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Nov. 12-13 through the USDA Catholic Charities Food for Seniors program.
Rescue Alliance is collecting items to help pets and their families before, during and after natural and man-made disasters. The nonprofit group was formed by first repsonders in the Gonzales area to save, protect and care for companion animals in…
Volunteer firefighters will be able to detect hot spots and find people who need rescue faster with the thermal imaging camera that the Nutrien chemical facility in Geismar recently donated to the St. Amant and 5th Ward volunteer fire departments.
Master Gardener Janis Poche gave a presentation on fall vegetable gardening to her fellow members of the Gonzales Garden Club during the group's Oct. 2 meeting at the St. Amant home of Dale Bowman.
Members of Gonzales Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3693 recently heard from Ascension Parish Assessor M.J. “Mert” Smiley, who discussed property tax exemptions available for qualifying disabled veterans and donated $500 toward replacing th…
The Louisiana School Counselor Association has chosen Candace Sharper, of St. Amant Middle School, as its 2019 middle school counselor of the year.
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association has honored St. Amant High School with its Safe Sports School award for its athletic training program. The award champions safety and recognizes secondary schools that have met the recommended standards …
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Ascension Catholic remains undefeated with victory over Ascension Christian
A ribbon-cutting celebration was held Sept. 19 for Bayou Fit Nutrition, which specializes in loaded teas, beauty boosters and meal-replacement shakes.
Mary Crochet will lead a craft project of painting decorative bottles from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Depot Art Gallery of the River Region Art Association, 320 E. Ascension St., Suite C, Gonzales.
The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish jail Oct. 24-31:
Several area law enforcement agencies are working together to participate in “No Shave November,” a national effort to raise awareness and funding for the fight against cancer in the month.
DONALDSONVILLE — The Ascension Parish School Board agreed Tuesday to call a special election on May 9, 2020, asking voters to extend an existing property tax for 20 years to fund $140 million in school construction projects.
GONZALES — After a grand jury investigation, Ascension Parish District Attorney Ricky Babin said his office has found no evidence of any unreported rapes or any rape cases that were covered up as suggested by explosive, recorded allegations attrib…
Ascension President-elect Clint Cointment, new council members get footing after near election sweep
GONZALES — Ascension Parish President-elect Clint Cointment is on the cusp of entering the political office he has been seeking since his "Start the Conversation" campaign signs began popping up across Ascension Parish more than five years ago.
More than 850 children filled their bags with candy and took part in arts and crafts, had free hot dogs and drinks and played basketball for candy at the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office's Boo with the Badge Halloween event.