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 […]
Ascension Parish completes purchase of Peoples Water
09/21/2016 by
GONZALES –Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa signed the final documents in the acquisition of Peoples Water Service Company of Donaldsonville by Ascension Parish. The negotiations to purchase Peoples Water began over two years ago. President Matassa announced the purchase of Peoples Water as one of his Top 10 Projects for 2016 in March. “This is […]
President Matassa, Dawson show up for Planning’s 780-lot Riverton approval
03/10/2016 by
Aurora Borealis, a solar eclipse, Halley’s Comet…parish president at Planning Commission meeting; sighting any of these naturally occurring phenomena are exceedingly rare in Ascension Parish. But it happened Wednesday night when President Kenny Matassa entered the meeting chamber as the 780-lot Riverton subdivision preliminary plat was taken up. A divided commission approved the plat subject to […]
Ascension Planning Director Ricky Compton terminated
03/04/2016 by
Pelican Post just learned that Ascension Parish Planning Director Ricky Compton has been terminated. Human Resources took the action when Parish President Kenny Matassa declined to present Compton for ratification. Compton would not offer any statement for the record other than to confirm his termination. Compton has proposed a number of revisions to Ascension’s subdivision […]
Tommy Martinez, Kenny Matassa, and the TRUTH! (?)
11/07/2015 by
One Thursday just after Kenny Matassa announced his candidacy for Ascension’s Parish Presidency the current occupant of the position summoned, well invited, this writer to his Donaldsonville office. Tommy Martinez wanted to talk politics. Martinez insisted that he would neither support, nor endorse, any candidate but would stay abreast of the race like any ordinary […]
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