Rematches abound for two east bank elections for Justice of the Peace (a third seat, on the west bank, saw the incumbent reelected without opposition). The same goes for one race for Constable for the Second Justice Court, with a 26-year incumbent facing a challenge for the first time in the Third Justice Court.  Of […]

Five of the six judges presiding over the 23rd JDC divisions won reelection yesterday when qualifying for the November 3 Election Day came to a close.  Only the district’s longest serving judge, Division A’s Jason Verdigets, drew a challenger.  Sworn into office in January of 2015, Verdigets will face off against the irrepressible Kim Landry. […]

Qualifying for the November 3 election came to a close a few moments ago.  We are pleased to report that Ricky Babin has been elected to a fourth term as District Attorney for the 23rd Judicial District comprised of Ascension, Assumption and St. James parishes.  It marks the third time that Babin has won the […]

Ascension Parish, like localities across the nation, is ill-prepared to regulate the Artificial Intelligence industry and the enormous data centers necessary to support it.  Staff members and the Planning Commission have “been working on an ordinance for some time (because) we’re a little nervous that someone might try to apply before we get this ordinance […]

A unanimous Gonzales Zoning Commission recommended approval of a request to rezone certain property on W Orice Roth Road during its Monday meeting.  The request by D Daniels Construction is the same one deferred by the City Council on July 13, referring the application back to the Zoning Commission that had failed to take any action on July […]

Ascension Parish Government (APG) today announced the conclusion of its cooperative agreement with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and LAlumina, marking the site’s official transition into full, long-term closure under LDEQ oversight effective July 1, 2026. Ascension Parish Government voluntarily entered the interim agreement to deliver immediate relief to nearby residents while the […]

Last week Gonzales’ City Council approved an application to rezone 8.5 acres east of Veterans Blvd, north of Semper Fi from “Limited commercial” to “multi-family (residential)” by a 3-2 vote.  The majority (Eddie Williams, Kirk Boudreaux and Terri Lambert) ignored the Zoning Commission’s July 6 recommendation to deny the rezone with Tyler Turner and Cynthia […]

After an hours’ long, sometimes contentious public hearing, Ascension’s Planning Commission approved the controversial Harvest Fields subdivision preliminary plat.  Already denied by a 5-0 vote in February, two of those members voted to approve the plat and a newly appointed member joined them to form a three-vote majority.  Commissioners Max Nassar, Michelle Unitas and Cross Marchand […]

Lambert’s budget amendment would have reduced Fire Department salaries by $494,381.96 Monday’s Gonzales City Council meeting agenda included no controversial agenda item, at least that’s how it appeared on paper.  But the council (a three, maybe a four-member majority) is unhappy about the General Fund Budget that they themselves unanimously adopted on May 26.  Giving […]