President Clint Cointment is convinced Ascension Parish is getting a bum deal, unfairly denied its fair share of Sales & Use Tax revenue generated within five distinct areas annexed by two municipalities going back to 1988. Four of the subject annexations were by the City of Gonzales, one by the City of Donaldsonville, and Cointment […]
AP Library is an unqualified success story and valuable asset
01/14/2024 by
Did you know that in 2023, our amazing patrons saved an astonishing $14,693,153.61 by borrowing from the library? This impressive total doesn’t even include electronic resources! These numbers speak volumes about the incredible value our library brings to the community. We invite you to come and experience the true value of your library, where the […]
Gonzales Planning Commission recommends denial of Diez property annexation petition
01/04/2024 by
Gonzales’ Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of Doug Diez’s petition to annex 55 acres into the city limits on Wednesday. Diez ultimate objective, development of a 150-160 lot residential subdivision north of Hwy 30 in between Gonzales’ easternmost boundary and Smith Tank & Steel, failed to generate much enthusiasm among four commissioners (Reece LeBlanc was […]
Remembering the single WORST Ascension Parish Council member in history
12/28/2023 by
That Corey Orgeron is the worst council member in Ascension’s history of Home Rule is not hyperbole. Nor is it overstatement to say that he disgraced himself, his colleagues and Ascension Parish, seemingly intentionally and at every opportunity. Every citizen of the parish is better off with his exit from public life. None of which […]
Ruth Phillips named Ascension’s Interim Chief Administrative Officer
11/03/2023 by
I regret to announce that our Interim Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Patrick Goldsmith is departing Parish government at the end of this week for an opportunity outside of the Parish. Patrick has been an essential part of our success over the past few years and his leadership and experience will be missed. However, we are […]
Sheriff Bobby Webre reelected with historic percentage of the vote
10/15/2023 by
With the lowest voter turnout since 2011, Ascension Parish resoundingly reelected Sheriff Bobby Webre who racked up the highest percentage of the ballots for any sheriff that we can find (going back to the early 1980s). 87% of those who bothered to cast a ballot did so for Bobby Webre who won every one of […]
Mail piece accurately depicts District 9 candidate, Beiriger protestations aside
10/13/2023 by
Depicting Jared “Burger” Beiriger as a developer with former ties to Quality Engineering, and a supporter of Corey Orgeron and Murphy Painter, a third-party mail piece hit mailboxes in Council District 9 yesterday. One of the fattest hogs at Ascension’s trough, Beiriger squealed like a pig (think Ned Beatty in Deliverance) on social media, whining […]
No water source (nor electricity) to Dutchtown spray park, Casso calls out engineer
10/11/2023 by
The minimum number to achieve a quorum, six Ascension council members bothered to attend Tuesday’s Finance Committee meeting (we applaud the absentees because the less this council does through the end of 2023 the better). Five of the six attendees did not qualify for reelection (putting the “lame” in lame-duck), all of whom joined Dempsey […]
Conway residents win drainage fight with Cointment and Riley
09/19/2023 by
Last week East Ascension Drainage Commission, consisting of ten Parish Council members sitting Ex Officio by virtue of that status, resolved to purchase eight acres necessary to facilitate a pump station on Panama Canal. The pumps are included in the second of two phases engineered to address drainage issues stalling development of Conway Subdivision in […]
Court rules Varnado is a candidate, dismissing Lambert’s lawsuit
08/21/2023 by
Todd Varnado is still qualified to run for the Ascension Parish Council District 5 seat after Judge Steven Tureau dismissed the incumbent’s Petition in Objection to (Varnado’s) Candidacy. Dempsey Lambert’s suit alleged that Varnado’s “domicile…is not located in Council District 5…(and Varnado)…is not qualified to be a candidate in the primary election” scheduled for October 14. […]
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