Clint Cointment and Murphy Painter wasted no time honing their messages for a Nov. 16 runoff election for Ascension Parish president after Saturday's primary left them the last two standing from a field of four candidates.
Vacherie Democrat Ken Brass was re-elected Saturday for a full term to the House District 58 seat he won in a 2017 special election.
Sheriff Bobby Webre, the former chief deputy of Ascension Parish who became the interim when his longtime boss retired in January to avoid a conflict of interest, rolled Saturday to an overwhelming victory to remain the parish's top law enforcemen…
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New: 11:47 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 13: In a statement late Sunday morning, Murphy Painter said he will pursue a runoff against front-runner Clint Cointment for Ascension Parish president, though Painter is 20 percentage points behind Cointment.
A new volunteer fire station expected to open in Sorrento around Thanksgiving will more than double the space of the old one constructed almost 50 years ago and be capable of housing larger fire trucks built in recent years, fire officials say.
VACHERIE — St. James Parish sheriff's deputies are seeking the public's help in finding a Vacherie man accused in a Sept. 28 slaying.
A pediatrics practice in Prairieville is working with the FBI and has notified its patients' families of a ransomware virus that in August attacked the computer network of the information technology company that provides IT services for the clinic.
Two juveniles, ages 15 and 16, were arrested Thursday on counts of terrorizing and booked into the St. Bernard Parish Detention Center after deputies responded to Dutchtown High School regarding a possible active shooter, Ascension Parish Sheriff …
A member of the Louisiana Secretary of State's election compliance unit is expected to pay a visit to Assumption Parish Saturday afternoon amid a heated, four-person race to replace outgoing parish Clerk of Court Darlene Landry.
The St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church held its annual fair Friday through Sunday in Gonzales.
The St. Amant High School Gators used a stingy second-half defense and stellar quarterback play to beat perennial power Lutcher 39-15 at the Pit in St. Amant. Quarterback Cole Poirrier finished 14-20 for 215 yards and a touchdown as well as using …
St. Amant slays perennial football power Lutcher with combined offensive and defensive effort
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The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank in conjunction with the Ascension Parish Health Unit will be holding quarterly distributions of commodities in Ascension Parish.
Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre is president of the board of directors of the Southern Law Enforcement Foundation, which brings together law enforcement officers, mental health professionals and chaplains to provide training in critical incid…
Lee Ella Lambert Frederic, who will turn 101 in November, is Ascension Parish's honorary sheriff for October.
Festa Italiana, presented by the Donaldsonville Downtown Development District, will be from noon to 10 p.m. Oct. 19 in Crescent Park, 112 Crescent Park, Donaldsonville.
Free cancer screenings will be available during Live Well Ascension from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Jambalaya Park, 1015 E. Cornerview St., Gonzales. Other health screenings, such as blood pressure and glucose checks, and food and ente…
Master beader Dilek Buchholz will offer bead jewelry classes at the River Region Art Association Depot Gallery in Gonzales.
Court cases filed in Ascension Parish on Sept. 23-27:
The St. Amant High School Band set the beat for the school's 56-12 homecoming victory over Sophie B. Wright High School on Sept. 27.
Ascension Parish Assessor M.J. “Mert” Smiley partnered with his deputies for a Jeans Day fundraiser to support Leadership Ascension's Team of Dreams project to transform a T-ball field in Gonzales into a baseball facility for children of all abili…
A mattress sale fundraiser for East Ascension High School will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in the school gym, 612 E. Worthey Road, Gonzales.
During October, Ascension Public Schools is encouraging students to eat breakfast at school with a fun campaign inspired by the 1985 movie "The Breakfast Club." Posters, fliers, social media posts and parent messages are just some of the ways the …
The top fundraiser in this year's Jump Rope for Heart event at Dutchtown Primary School is repeat-winner Harper Watts, who brought in $895 for the American Heart Association. Harper, who is now in fourth grade, was awarded a plaque and a $30 Malco…
OAK GROVE — Voters headed to the polls Saturday in northern Ascension Parish won't have to worry about a previously planned closure across La. 42 slowing their way on Election Day, state highway officials said.
The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish jail Sept. 26 to Oct. 3:
GONZALES - A state audit of River Parishes Community College says the college may have violated state law when it granted employees a one-time payment of 5 percent of each employee's gross salary earlier this year, costing the college $227,720.
GONZALES — The East Ascension drainage board agreed in a 6-3 vote Monday to provide $400,000 toward the first of multiple phases of work the town of Sorrento wants done on roadside ditches.
GONZALES — Preliminary plans for a 50-lot subdivision on South Ida Avenue, to be called Waters Cove, won the approval of the Gonzales Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday.
SORRENTO — A 38-year-old Baton Rouge man was killed in a head-on crash on La. 70 in Ascension Parish Sunday night, Louisiana State Police said.
One person was killed and at least three others were injured in a head-on crash Sunday evening along an Ascension Parish highway, according to Louisiana State Police.
GONZALES — Interim Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre had a commanding fundraising lead over his opponents in the sheriff's race, while Murphy Painter led the pack among the four candidates for parish president as their campaigns head toward the…
DONALDSONVILLE — State highway officials say they are putting the final touches on a $10.6 million maintenance project to the Sunshine Bridge and expect all four lanes to be reopened in early November.
DONALDSONVILLE — In his final budget as Ascension Parish government's chief executive, Parish President Kenny Matassa and his administration proposed a $220 million plan for 2020 that sets aside nearly half its spending on roads, new levees, ditch…
Local electric vehicle drivers and enthusiasts lined up at Tanger Outlet on Sept. 21. The event was part of both the fifth annual National Drive Electric Week and the Louisiana Electric Vehicle Roadshow.
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She'Taja Deverteuil wept as principal Beth Templet crowned her as homecoming queen during a pep rally on Sept. 26 in the Gold Dome.
Take Back the Night, a domestic violence awareness program, is set for 6 p.m. Oct. 7 in Jambalaya Park, 1013 East Cornerview Park, Gonzales.
The Louisiana Jump Start Summer program provided an opportunity for nearly 2,000 high school students, including 58 from Ascension Parish, to earn academic credit, engage in workplace-based learning and attain critical industry-based credentials, …
Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa proclaimed Sept. 19 as Lamendola’s Supermarket Day in Ascension Parish.
Hiba Hasan, a senior at Dutchtown High School, was one of 20 teenagers from across the country who participated in the two-week BASF Science Academy at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park, New Jersey.
Court cases filed in Ascension Parish on Sept. 16-20:
In volleyball action, St. Amant beat East Ascension Sept. 25, 19-25; 25-21; 25-16; and 25-23.
Students in Carla Babin's class at Gonzales Middle School recently harvested cucumbers and potatoes from the Greaux Garden they nurtured with the help of Ray Hall, a Master Gardener from the LSU Agricultural Center.
East Ascension High School football team turns back Warren Easton