Last week East Ascension Drainage Commission, consisting of ten Parish Council members sitting Ex Officio by virtue of that status, resolved to purchase eight acres necessary to facilitate a pump station on Panama Canal. The pumps are included in the second of two phases engineered to address drainage issues stalling development of Conway Subdivision in […]
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 […]
Court rules Varnado is a candidate, dismissing Lambert’s lawsuit
08/21/2023 by
Todd Varnado is still qualified to run for the Ascension Parish Council District 5 seat after Judge Steven Tureau dismissed the incumbent’s Petition in Objection to (Varnado’s) Candidacy. Dempsey Lambert’s suit alleged that Varnado’s “domicile…is not located in Council District 5…(and Varnado)…is not qualified to be a candidate in the primary election” scheduled for October 14. […]
Sale of sewer treatment assets a huge deal…recapping the last decade
08/21/2023 by
Decades ago Ascension Parish lost control of its water supply to Baton Rouge Water, hamstringing multiple attempts to establish regional sewer treatment in a system steadily worsening with every additional rooftop added to the grid. Bayou Manchac, New River and other waterways increasingly compromised, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality warned Ascension that wastewater treatment permits […]
Murphy Painter adds Meme Guy to his enemies list (buckle up)
08/14/2023 by
Certain guys, lacking basic social skills necessary for comfortable interaction in the social media milieu, where rules of engagement are tacitly accepted by voluntary participation, never get the joke. Fans of Ascension Parish Department of Memes appreciate its often acerbic, always irreverent, take-it-or-leave and the Meme Guy could, very literally, not care less content. Candidate for […]
New River pumps into Mississippi is Ascension’s top priority at Amite River Basin meeting
05/17/2023 by
Amite River Basin Drainage & Water Conservation District (ARBC) convened its monthly meeting at Ascension’s Council Chamber on Tuesday. Six of the seven participating parishes were represented, with different project priorities all vying for precious funding from whatever source might be available. Parish President Clint Cointment argued for prioritization of the proposal to pump water […]
Cointment and EA Drainage close strong in 2022
12/15/2022 by
East Ascension Drainage Board’s final meeting of 2022 was momentous, its enormity belied by the lack of fanfare and subdued mood of its membership. In dollars the various projects included a total in the $100 million range, give or take, with three of them on EA Drainage’s drawing board for decades nearing fruition. Of more recent […]
EA Drainage’s 2021 coup attempt is over (Cointment wins big)
11/15/2022 by
The only noteworthy item on Monday’s East Ascension Drainage Board agenda was the one omitted. Nearly 13 months ago it appeared that President Clint Cointment had been forced into a power-sharing agreement whereby an, as yet unidentified, Drainage Director would be hired to usurp certain of the parish chief executive’s authority over drainage. The usurpation […]
Juvenile Detention Tax funds to Remodel/Construct Tutoring Center
05/26/2022 by
On October 17, 2013, by a 8-1 vote, Ascension’s Parish Council adopted an ordinance creating a one-mill property tax that did not require public approval at the ballot box. Former District 10 Councilman Bryan Melancon was the lone dissenting vote for the ordinance: “To authorize a one (1) mill property tax to fund Participation Agreement(s) […]
Casso’s last minute changes water down TIA ordinance, subdivision moratorium coming to end
05/20/2022 by
On Thursday Ascension’s Parish Council adopted the last piece of legislation among two “batches” worth of proposed ordinances justifying the moratorium on subdivisions. Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) required of every major/minor subdivision was codified, heightening certain requirements in what has long been mere policy, but only after last minute negotiations between two members. St. Amant’s […]
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