Below is Ascension Sheriff’s arrest report for the week of April 23-29: April 23 arrests: Cody Madere, 42, 6157 Breeze Point Dr, Gonzales was charged w/ (2 counts) Child Sexual Abuse Materials, and Sexual Abuse of an Animal; David Bradley, 46, 35479 Hwy 74, Geismar was arrested pursuant to a fugitive warrant; Cary Boudreaux, 49, Homeless was arrested […]
AG on Governor’s pledge to draw new Congressional map
05/01/2026 by
“The United States Supreme Court’s ruling effectively revives the district court’s original injunction against SB 8. We will continue to work with Governor Landry and members of the Legislature to adopt new dates and a constitutional map.” – Attorney General Liz Murrill Read the executive order here. — This was the joint statement by Governor Landry […]
Roundabout construction means new traffic patterns on Hwy 30
04/28/2026 by
Heads up, Ascension drivers—traffic changes are ahead on LA 30 Starting Tuesday night, April 28, DOTD will implement a new traffic pattern on LA 30 between I-10 and LA 3251 as construction on the new roundabouts moves into its next phase. Key Changes: Signal removed at LA 30 & Tanger Blvd/Cabela’s Pkwy Tanger Blvd becomes […]
City demolishes “squatters’ refuge” in the middle of Gonzales
04/27/2026 by
The residential structure at 710 S Pleasant Ave had become a real nuisance in the middle of Gonzales nearly a decade ago. The subject of lengthy litigation, the city would eventually settle a claim with the former homeowners a few years back, paying $374,000 for damage sustained because of a failing drainage servitude. The district […]
Terri Lambert’s rant and ramble cannot derail baseball agreement
02/13/2026 by
It is no secret that three members of Gonzales’ City Council have committed to oppose Mayor Tim Riley’s administration. The resistance has been obvious and, oftentimes, unseemly like denial of the General Fund Budget by Kirk Boudreaux, Tyler Turner and Terri Lambert without bothering to explain or justify their votes. Increasingly tenuous, the alliance is […]
Single mill in Ascension now worth $1.9 MILLION
05/09/2025 by
Included in Tuesday’s Parish Council Finance Committee meeting packet is the 2025 Millage Review. The report lists each individual Ad Valorem assessments levied by Ascension Parish Government. Note: All millages are 10 years except the constitutional millage for the General Fund; the Utilities District #1 (25 years); the Juvenile Detention (20 years); all Road Infrastructure […]
Mayor requests AG’s Opinion to resolve issue over his Chief of Staff
04/07/2025 by
The City of Gonzales has a new mayor, only the third elected since 1984. The five-member city council, another body not known for its turnover, includes three new members. A certain amount of turmoil was probably unavoidable, especially considering Tim Riley emerged from a four-candidate field in which every old-time political hack lined up against […]
A truly cooperative endeavor results in solution to Conway Subdivision drainage problem
05/08/2024 by
On Tuesday East Ascension Drainage Commission approved two Cooperative Endeavor Agreements (CEA) intended to resolve ongoing drainage issues in Conway Subdivision and surrounding acreage, and a cooperative endeavor it has been. Parish officials coordinating with the City of Gonzales, heeding residents’ concerns and negotiating a fair deal with a willing developer…this is how government is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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