To borrow a descriptive from the second place finisher in Saturday’s election for Ascension Parish President, the Cointment Juggernaut Political Machine rolled on. Like the only other parish-wide election on the ballot, Parish President Clint Cointment won a second term with the largest vote share of any candidate in Ascension’s history of Home Rule. His opponent […]
All you ever wanted to know about Louisiana elections…and more from Ascension’s Registrar
10/13/2023 by
Registrar of Voters Shanie Bourg has taken the time to answer every question she has been asked during the current election cycle. In fact, Bourg has anticipated questions which voters may harbor about the process in an information packed piece, sort of a technical manual on how Louisiana elections are conducted. If any remain, she […]
Elections are secure, Clerk of Court responds to “untruths” being spread
10/12/2023 by
“Untruths are being spread about our election system,” a diplomatic Clerk of Court Bridget Hanna said during a recent interview. “As an election official who has worked in this field for over 39 years, I am offended by the accusations leveled against all of us who have been, and will be committed to the integrity […]
Solution to “red dust” problem awaits DEQ approval
10/12/2023 by
By Pelican Crossing resident, Jim Robertson: ATTN …Pelican Crossing , River Ridge, Conway, and Pelican Point residents …pls read below updated info on the “red dust” issue and very encouraging developments in once and for all hopefully addressing and fixing the problem …the two written updates are from a concerned citizen from Pelican Crossing who […]
Varnado out to slaughter the oldest hog at Ascension’s trough
10/06/2023 by
No Ascension Council candidate has more skin in the game than Todd Varnado, as he attempts to slay the dragon (or the oldest council hog at the trough) in a largely self-funded campaign to oust five-term incumbent, Dempsey Lambert. An old dog incapable of changing his spots (to mix a metaphor), putting this mutt down is […]
Even Kenny Matassa has turned on Murphy Painter
08/25/2023 by
EDITOR’s WARNING: While what follows is probably a complete waste of my (and certainly your) time, it is one of the guilty pleasures we cannot resist. Deflating the festering pustule disfiguring Ascension’s body politic, i.e. exposing Murphy Painter for the sniveling, whining, whimpering grievance machine that he is, it’s one of our things. His continued […]
Gonzales sued for excluding companies disloyal to Police Chief
07/25/2023 by
The City of Gonzales has been sued by two towing companies eliminated from the list of providers approved by the police department, arbitrarily doing so according to the petition filed by Southern Towing & Transport and Gonzales Towing and Repair. Plaintiffs are seeking “triple damages” envisioned by Louisiana’s anti-monopoly statutory scheme, along with attorney fees […]
The flawed argument for Electronic Traffic Enforcement in Gonzales
07/29/2022 by
Arguing for adoption of an ordinance allowing Electronic Traffic Enforcement (ETE) inside the City of Gonzales, Chief of Police Sherman Jackson recently bemoaned the lack of traffic patrol personnel sufficient to protect students walking to and from school. On July 11, when he first pitched ETE to Gonzales’ City Council, Jackson said: “Lots of complaints […]
Mayor and Police Chief continue to support Electronic Traffic Enforcement in Gonzales
07/26/2022 by
Deferred but not dead, Gonzales’ mayor and police chief both expressed support for Electronic Traffic Enforcement (ETE) pursuant to an ordinance introduced during the City Council’s July 11 meeting. According to a Baton Rouge television station whose camera showed up at City Hall on Monday: The Mayor says he supports the proposal and thinks it will keep […]
Lawler explains EA Drainage discussion of municipal standards, and threat to cease drainage works
05/11/2022 by
This morning we posed a series of questions to Councilman Aaron Lawler and three of his colleagues who sponsored a discussion during Monday’s EA Drainage meeting about: f. Discussion of requiring all municipalities on the Eastbank to have development drainage standards that are at least equal to Parish standards under possibility of cessation of drainage […]
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