Councilman Aaron Lawler, the architect of a vote to remove President Clint Cointment from East Ascension Drainage District operations, took to social media recently to explain his motives. Included with the explanation was the following: What do I see for the future? I am personally working on a compromise with the PP, along with others […]
Lawler’s version of events means someone is NOT telling the truth
06/25/2021 by
NOTE: EA Drainage’s Vice Chairman, Chase Melancon claims to have known nothing about the effort to oust President Clint Cointment as de facto Drainage Director while Councilman Aaron Lawler claims to have been working on it for 3.5 years. Someone is not telling the truth. Lawler’s social media post from yesterday: Professionals, not Politicians. Drainage […]
EA Drainage Vice Chair kept in dark about ouster of Parish President
06/25/2021 by
I cannot individually reply to everyone who is reaching out to me about this. Would take me too long while trying to enjoy some time with the family. So I’ll tell you what I know. I received a call around 1:00 p.m. today to notify me, the Vice-Chair of the Drainage Commission, that a special […]
Lawler switches sides for 6-5 approval of Delaune Estates (Antebellum Pointe)
04/15/2021 by
Emerging from an Executive Session just under half-an-hour, Ascension’s Parish Council voted to approve the preliminary plat of Delaune Estates (formerly Antebellum Pointe) subdivision on Thursday. The threadbare 6-5 vote is intended to settle a September 2020 lawsuit filed by the property owners of 86 acres just west of Hwy 73, the proposed site of a 237-lot subdivision denied by […]
Pendarvis annexation bid rejected by 3-2 vote of Gonzales Council
01/26/2021 by
Gonzales’ Council rejected Dempsey Pendarvis’ petition to annex 3.1 acres into the city on Monday in a 3-2 vote which left Mayor Barney Arceneaux and his predecessor, Johnny Berthelot now occupying a seat on the five-member panel, miffed. It was not Pendarvis’ first attempt to have the subject acreage, located in the southeast corner of […]
Cointment pledges revisions to Development Code after subdivision approvals
01/15/2021 by
Ascension Parish residents: Having watched the January 13, 2021 meeting of the Planning Commission, I feel it is necessary to address the concerns voiced by so many of you, all of which I share as Parish President and a fellow citizen of Ascension Parish. Three subdivision plats, two residential and one commercial, were approved Wednesday […]
Council abolishes east bank Utilities District; notices election to sell off sewer treatment assets
12/04/2020 by
On Thursday Ascension’s Parish Council adopted an ordinance abolishing Ascension Consolidated Utilities District (ACUD) #2 moments after noticing its intent to place the sale of its wastewater treatment assets on the ballot for April 24, 2021. ACUD #2 was created in 2010 to provide “economy and efficiency in the furnishing of utilities (defined as sewer […]
Taking a bite out of ABA’s Elephant: Part VII (appointed manager or dictator?)
05/29/2018 by
The Home Rule Charter Revision Committee was created by Ascension Council’s February 15 resolution which set a deadline of May 31. That deadline was extended indefinitely but retained as the last opportunity to recommend amendments to the Council in time for placing any amendment on the ballot this year. The worst kept secret in local […]
Taking a bite out of the ABA Elephant: Part III (hiring/firing a parish manager)
05/14/2018 by
With A Better Ascension scheduled to take center stage at tonight’s Home Rule Charter Revision Committee meeting we continue to take a bite out of the ABA elephant. NOTE: For comparison’s sake ABA’s proposal will appear in red text. Where corresponding language to ABA’s proposal exists in Ascension’s current Home Rule Charter exists, it will be included in italics. Paragraphs A […]
Astronomical raises a concern to Council member(s)
04/12/2017 by
SSA Consultants’ Christel Slaughter delivered the first of two study results assessing Ascension Parish’s personnel allocation Tuesday before the Council Finance Committee in Gonzales. The Compensation Study, an organizational analysis report is scheduled for May’s Finance meeting, resulted in seven recommendations which a unanimous committee adopted. Firstly, Slaughter recommended Ascension “adopt current market-based” pay ranges […]
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