Latest Business Headlines
APSO: Beware of Telephone Scammers impersonating deputies
03/29/2024 -
SCAM ALERT REMINDER - STAY VIGILIANT!!! Please share with elderly relatives: The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office would like to alert the public of a telephone scam where individuals are impersonating … [Read More...]
Second Chance Employment & Expungement Event (Tuesday)
03/28/2024 -
On Tuesday (April 2nd), we will host a FREE employment and expungement event at the Sheriff's Wag Center in Donaldsonville beginning at 9:00am. If you're needing just a little extra help getting back on your … [Read More...]
Factions politicizing appointment of interim mayorship, Gonzales citizens deserve better
03/27/2024 -
Comical and pathetic, and wholly unsurprising, Gonzales' governing authority is on the verge of implosion as the timetable for Mayor Barney Arceneaux's departure has been stepped up according to one vying to … [Read More...]
Latest Education Headlines
APSO scholarship applications due by April 1
03/29/2024 -
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES! Printable applications are available at: https://ascensionsheriff.com/lsa-scholarship/ https://ascensionsheriff.com/dawn-shivers-scholarship/ Sheriff Bobby Webre would like to … [Read More...]
Two Ascension teens among Louisiana Young Heroes
03/28/2024 -
Louisiana Public Broadcasting is honoring six high school students from around the state as Louisiana Young Heroes. These outstanding students are role models in their communities and join over 200 former … [Read More...]
AP Schools to hold Teacher Job Fair (April 10)
03/27/2024 -
Limited Teaching Positions Available including for the New Prairieville High School Ascension Public Schools will hold a Teacher Job Fair on April 10, 2024, to fill positions for the 2024-25 school year. … [Read More...]
Latest Announcements Headlines
Renewal of Prairieville Fire Department property tax set for April 27
03/29/2024 -
Last week Ascension's newly-seated Parish Council adopted the resolution below, calling for an election on April 27 to renew ten mills worth of property tax funding Fire Protection District No. 3. The renewal … [Read More...]
Senator Eddie Lambert appointed to Legislative Rural Caucus leadership role
03/28/2024 -
The Louisiana Legislative Rural Caucus has appointed State Senator Eddie Lambert (R-Gonzales) to the Executive Committee for 2024-25. “Rural areas make up a large portion of the state of Louisiana, and I am … [Read More...]
Rock the Country coming to Lamar Dixon, only days away
03/27/2024 -
Rock the Country only days away, scheduled for Lamar Dixon Expo Center on April 5-6. You can purchase tickets directly through the Rock the Country website on the tickets page. We strongly recommend that you … [Read More...]
Latest Lagniappe Headlines
Deceased gunshot victim found in vehicle on I-10 in Prairieville
03/29/2024 -
Detectives with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office's Violent Crimes Unit are investigating a death along I-10 eastbound in Prairieville. At approximately 3:30 a.m., Louisiana State Police found a male … [Read More...]
Guilty Pleas for the Week of March 11-15
03/29/2024 -
During the week of March 11 – March 15, 2024, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23rd Judicial District Court-Ascension Parish: Austin Cooley, 1475 Hwy 49 E … [Read More...]
Millie Mattered Drug Epidemic Walk set for Gonzales’ Jambalaya Park (April 13)
03/28/2024 -
Millie Mattered Addiction and Overdose Advocacy will be in Gonzales at Jambalaya Park for its 2nd Annual Drug Epidemic Walk on Saturday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m. Overdose and fentanyl poisoning is growing and … [Read More...]
Letters to the Editor
Statement from AG Murrill on abortion pill case at Supreme Court
03/29/2024 -
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill released a statement following oral arguments in a major United States Supreme Court case over access to the abortion drug mifepristone: "When the FDA rigs its review … [Read More...]
Letter alleges sex offenders reside/work next to proposed day-care site in St. Amant
03/28/2024 -
As a parent and grandparent having raised my family in Ascension Parish, I was upset to learn through the Sherrif’s office sex website, that convicted sex offenders (two) were living and working at the Trash … [Read More...]
AP Fire Departments participate in Louisiana Fallen Firefighters Memorial
03/27/2024 -
Members of the St. Amant Volunteer Fire Department and 5th Ward Vol. Fire Dept. - Ascension, La.., City of Gonzales Fire Department - Ascension Parish attended the 2024 Louisiana Fallen Firefighter Memorial … [Read More...]