We are excited to unveil our new recruitment vehicle! Whether you’re cruising down the highway or parked at local events, you’ll soon spot us promoting opportunities to join our dedicated team. Keep an eye out for us around town and don’t hesitate to wave or stop by for a chat or scan the QR code, […]
Landry-inspired Congressional map restored by Supreme Court stay
05/17/2024 by
“The Secretary of State has consistently stated she needed a map by May 15. The plaintiffs did not contest it at trial. We will continue to defend the law and are grateful the Supreme Court granted the stay which will ensure we have a stable election season.” – Attorney General Liz Murrill The United States Supreme […]
Gonzales mayoral candidate pledges cooperation with Ascension, EA Drainage
05/16/2024 by
At the most recent East Ascension Drainage meeting a group of desperate neighbors showed up seeking drainage help, not knowing exactly where to turn because their Spillman Street neighborhood lies within Gonzales’ city limits where parish efforts are supposedly restricted to “MAJOR drainage.” A time-honored notion, concocted out of whole cloth without a shred of […]
Ignorant of the law, Gonzales Council defers decision on rezone application
05/15/2024 by
Little rhyme and less reason goes into the City of Gonzales’ decisions related to annexing property, just over a century in existence the municipality has yet to figure it out. The Code of Ordinances bereft of guidance, little statutory criteria upon which to base its decisions, Gonzales elected officialdom continues to stumble around, inevitably deferring […]
Longtime City Attorney appointed Interim Mayor of Gonzales
05/14/2024 by
Ryland Percy was appointed to fill the City of Gonzales’ mayoral vacancy on Monday after a unanimous vote (with one abstention) from the five-member City Council. Percy, who served as City Attorney for decades, was the compromise candidate after months of fruitless wrangling over the position by two Council hopefuls. Palpably frustrated at their inability […]
Proposed Gonzales budget has $25 million Capital Outlay, new police/fire department positions
05/13/2024 by
“The City (of Gonzales) anticipates a change in the positions of Mayor and Police Chief in the next election cycle.” That opinion is included in the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget introduced at Monday’s meeting of the City Council, which will also see not insignificant changes in its five-member composition. The budget, scheduled for Public Hearing and […]
Three council votes needed to appoint Gonzales’ next mayor
05/12/2024 by
There have been two individuals to serve as Gonzales’ mayor since January 1985. Six months shy of four decades and counting, a third name will be added to that exclusive list tomorrow if the City Council appoints a Barney Arceneaux’s replacement. While none of the current council membership has mustered a decisive third vote, two […]
Gonzales City Council to consider rolling millage forward (May 28)
05/09/2024 by
The City of Gonzales Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to consider levying additional or increase millage rates without further voter approval or adopting the adjusted millage rates after the reassessment and rolling forward to rates not to exceed the prior year’s maximum. The […]
Public Hearing Set for Ascension Parish Millage Rates
05/08/2024 by
Parish President Clint Cointment announced a public hearing to consider millage rates in Ascension Parish which will take place on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at the Ascension Parish Courthouse in Donaldsonville, located at 300 Houmas Street. Please see the attached Notice of Public Hearing. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given pursuant to Article […]
Commission recommends denial of Industrial zoning request south of Edenborne Parkway
05/07/2024 by
Earlier this year Gonzales’ City Council approved the annexation of 15 acres west of Hwy 44, just south of Edenbourne Parkway with the understanding that the tract would be rezoned from residential to commercial. That was the property owner’s intention, clearly expressed and relied upon by the Council (and the Zoning Commission that recommended approval). […]
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