Whether or not to charge James Saizan of Liberty Fence & Supply criminally…it is an ongoing discussion.  Louisiana’s Licensing Board for Contractors investigators insist that Saizan violated Revised Statute 37:2163, Engaging in business of contracting without authority prohibited; penalty (see below) and should be charged.  Those investigators referred the matter to local authorities tasked with making […]

Nicholas Miller, whose tenure on Ascension’s Planning & Zoning Commission stretches back to 2022, was elected to Planning’s Chair in a confused (and confusing) meeting of the body on April 8.  Elevated to the chair by acclimation, his election did not quite jibe with brand new commission bylaws adopted only moments earlier.   The bylaw change […]

“We’re not doing cost of living this year,” Councilwoman Terri Lambert declared on Tuesday during a Special Working Meeting of Gonzales’ City Council, a workshop called by Mayor Tim Riley intended to avert a budget fiasco like the one embarrassing the city in 2025.  “What’s funny?” Lambert challenged a handful of city employees taken aback […]

Five years have elapsed since voters approved the sale of Ascension’s “wastewater utility system…and grant franchises to operate same to National Water Infrastructure (NWI).”  Last week a unanimous Parish Council resolved to execute an agreement with East Ascension Drainage Commission (EAD) to expedite the ” in the planning, acquiring and/or improving public projects, and providing […]

Loving Our Community Children (LOCC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving and uplifting youth and families, proudly celebrated its Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony yesterday at its new location, 320 East Ascension Street, Suite 107, Gonzales, Louisiana.  LOCC board members and volunteers were joined by Mayor Tim Riley and Councilman Eddie Williams with City […]