Bill Roux was brought on to head up Ascension Parish’s Department of Public Works by his friend, and newly-inaugurated President Harold Marchand in 2000. With the position came the responsibility to oversee East Ascension Drainage works pursuant to a longstanding Intergovernmental Agreement whereby the District contracted for services from the parish, paying a 4% fee for […]
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 […]
A tough night for Melancon as Commission holds firm on Riverton and Buzzard Roost
06/11/2021 by
“If you actually watch the (March 9, 2016) meeting it’s not confusing at all,” assured Planning Commissioner Aaron Chaisson about Riverton Subdivision’s 780-lot preliminary plat approval. “I don’t know why we’re even discussing it.” Riverton’s developer, the Grady Melancon-owned SLC, LLC, was still negotiating with the parish on the morning of the plat’s consideration five years ago, ultimately […]
Cointment vetoes Council’s approval of Delaune Estates
04/16/2021 by
Dear Ascension Parish Residents: On April 15, 2021 Ascension’s Parish Council emerged from Executive Session to approve Delaune Estates’ (formerly Antebellum Pointe) subdivision preliminary plat. The 6-5 vote was cast settle the lawsuit entitled Delaune v. Ascension Parish Planning Commission, et al. Suit No. 129,606 in the 23rd Judicial District Court. After due consideration I […]
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 […]
Part of I-10 interchange plan, rules suspended to approve Buzzard Roost Industrial Park
01/19/2021 by
By a 5-1 vote on January 13 (Wednesday), Ascension’s Planning Commission approved the 1st Filing of Buzzard Roost Industrial Park. The action ignored the fact that Hwy 30 Level of Service is an unacceptable “E;” and the developer reneged on a deal made with neighboring landowners to provide a tree-lined buffer zone to shield residents. […]
Denial of Antebellum Pointe stands
07/27/2020 by
Needing eight votes to overturn the Planning Commission’s March 11 denial of Antebellum Pointe’s subdivision preliminary plat, Monday’s vote by the Planning Commission Appeals Board was 6-4 and the plat is denied. The Board is comprised of 11 Ascension Council members, one of whom (first-term Councilman Joel Robert) was not present. Three council newcomers (Chase […]
Cointment-42%, Painter-22%, Diggs-19%, Webre-18%
10/13/2019 by
The headline tells the tale of Election 2019 for Ascension Parish President. Clint Cointment led the way with 42% of the vote, a 20% lead over the second place finisher, Murphy Painter whose 22% had to be disappointing. The runoff, if Painter hangs in, is scheduled for November 16. Ricky Diggs finished third with 19% with Rick Webre’s 18% […]
Livingston Parish Council approves/denies subdivisions (but Parenton says Ascension CANNOT)
10/12/2018 by
Livingston Parish has a planning commission, but its council is the decision maker when it comes to approval/denial of subdivision developments. Meanwhile, here in Ascension, the Parish Attorney insists state law prohibits our parish council from doing the same. Like Ascension, Livingston is a Home Rule Charter municipality. Its charter, at Section 7-06, includes: A. […]
Local legend lauded as baseball pioneer: Mike Mohler
09/20/2018 by
Three decades have elapsed since he toed the slab at what would become Johnny Ambeau Park, the lanky lefty who baffled batsmen with a nasty hook making a sneaky-fast fastball appear even faster. Mike Mohler’s baseball legacy, secure in the hearts of all who witnessed the early days, continues to grow. Mohler, one of the […]
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