Excerpted from Punchbowl News May 4, 2026 newsletter: There’s a redistricting frenzy breaking out across the South as GOP governors and legislators — under pressure from Trump — scramble to redraw minority-majority districts in order to replace Black Democrats with loyal Republicans. This comes after the Supreme Court’s Callais decision. The goal is to try to save Speaker Mike […]

As Memorial Day approaches, we’d like to remind residents that a Flag Retirement Box is available at City Hall. Worn or damaged U.S. flags can be respectfully retired by placing them in the box during regular business hours. Let’s honor our flag and those who served by retiring flags with dignity.  

Ascension Parish Recycling Centers continue to serve the community by providing responsible options to reduce waste and protect our environment. Through the combined efforts of Ascension Parish DPW East and DPW West, participation has increased year over year — and it shows in the numbers: Vehicles Served: 17,611 vehicles in 2024 18,389 vehicles in 2025 […]

REMINDER: If you like it, lock it! Sheriff Bobby Webre and detectives with the APSO Property Crime’s Unit want to remind all of our residents to lock your car. It is not uncommon to see an uptick in vehicle burglaries during the holidays, especially as you stock up on gifts. You can always report suspicious […]

Nine months of stonewalling by Ascension Parish begs the question, “what do parish officials have to hide?” A state court judge has ruled that Ascension Parish improperly withheld non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) entered into by Parish officials with other state officials and Hyundai in connection with proposed heavy industrial development projects planned for West Ascension Parish. […]

The Center for Inquiry (CFI) Office of Public Policy (OPP) is calling on Louisiana residents to contact their state representatives and urge them to vote against two pieces of legislation currently before the House of Representatives: SB 112 is a “release time” bill that would allow students to miss up to five hours from school per week to attend […]

Across Louisiana, small businesses, from digital marketing firms to short-term rental hosts, are working to grow in an economy where national brands often dominate online attention. For many of these homegrown companies, success depends not on massive budgets, but on access to digital tools that help them reach the right customers efficiently. That reality was […]

Dear Editor: After reading the recent Breitbart article about the Most Favored Nation Policy, I’m reminded of one constant: Government control in markets never works. When European countries enacted similar policies in the 1980s, their invention rates plummeted as America overtook them by the early 1990s. Why? The United States’ attractive policies toward innovation and […]

To the Editor: I live in rural Louisiana. My bank isn’t a skyscraper — it’s a building on the main square that knows my name. And right now, Washington is quietly making decisions that could put that bank, and hundreds like it across this state, in serious trouble. Here’s the basic issue. Congress recently passed […]