“Old Prairieville is gone, and it’s not coming back,” lamented an impassioned owner of 86 acres off Hwy 73 where Antebellum Pointe’s 237-lot subdivision was intended.  But Ascension’s Planning Commission, by the all too familiar 4-3 vote, denied the subdivision preliminary plat on Wednesday.  It was opposed by dozens of citizens and one newly-elected parish president […]

Within weeks of assuming the parish presidency, Clint Cointment’s administration made personnel decisions which, if not overturned by the Parish Council, would result in over $1 million being pared from Ascension’s annual expenditure toward salary.  Word has it that counter-revolutionary elements on the council are pushing to undo several terminations and four individuals have appealed.  […]

On August 10, 2016 several dozen Ascension residents gathered at Frank’s Restaurant in Prairieville to discuss a possible recall of President Kenny Matassa (he would be indicted for bribery seven months later).  As meeting attendees filtered into the parking lot that Wednesday evening they were greeted by a gathering storm, the leading edge of a […]

Moments ago Ascension’s Parish Council, by a 7-3 vote, rejected a proposal to amend the Home Rule Charter which would have eliminated the parish presidency in favor of Parish Manager governance.  Three votes to in favor of the amendment were cast by Chairman Bill Dawson, Councilwoman Teri Casso, and Councilman Aaron Lawler.  All three of […]

As the Ascension Home Rule Charter Revision Committee convened on Wednesday A Better Ascension (ABA) had added wholly new language to its proposal, retaining the parish presidency but divesting the president’s “administrative” authority.  Committee member Rodney Hernandez played postman midway through the meeting, delivering the new verbiage unseen by his colleagues (except for one?) Oddly enough, six members […]