I cannot individually reply to everyone who is reaching out to me about this. Would take me too long while trying to enjoy some time with the family. So I’ll tell you what I know. I received a call around 1:00 p.m. today to notify me, the Vice-Chair of the Drainage Commission, that a special […]
Cointment pledges revisions to Development Code after subdivision approvals
01/15/2021 by
Ascension Parish residents: Having watched the January 13, 2021 meeting of the Planning Commission, I feel it is necessary to address the concerns voiced by so many of you, all of which I share as Parish President and a fellow citizen of Ascension Parish. Three subdivision plats, two residential and one commercial, were approved Wednesday […]
Matassa’s illegal $27,456 raise (and other tales of pillage in parish government)
02/07/2020 by
NOTE: We first published the following piece on December 15, 2019. Since the current administration has weighed in at The Advocate’s prodding, we republish today. The Corrupt Organization (we don’t think it’s Racketeering Influenced, RICO) that is Kenny Matassa’s administration has been a blight on Ascension Parish for four years. With two weeks left before that cancer […]
AG opines that power to approve subdivision may be taken away from Planning Commission
07/28/2019 by
O’Neil Parenton’s attempt to game the system nothwithstanding, Louisiana’s Attorney General opined that Ascension’s Planning Commission could be stripped of its power to approve subdivision preliminary plats by amendment of the Home Rule Charter. The AG opined nine months after receiving Ascension’s request that posed two questions: Can Ascension Parish Council through a Charter Amendment […]
Major/Minor Drainage myth debunked
06/20/2019 by
In a June 13 letter to Sorrento’s Town Attorney, East Ascension Drainage Board’s counsel debunked the myth that only Major Drainage work can be done inside two municipalities. EAD lawyer, Cody Martin wrote Matthew Percy, his Sorrento counterpart: The East Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 (the District) is in receipt of your June […]
Tough talking Committee slams politics in parish personnel matters
08/29/2018 by
SSA Consultants is about to be back on the job in Ascension after taking the better part of two years on an Efficiency/Effectiveness Study partly ignored by President Kenny Matassa and his bloated administration. On Tuesday the Council’s Personnel Committee welcomed back Dr. Christel Slaughter and her team, recommending another $76,600 to create 200 job descriptions for […]
Charter Revision Committee hoax a disservice to members, council, and citizens
07/24/2018 by
25 years ago Ascension voters, by a wide margin (64% to 36%), opted for Home Rule adopting the Charter which has been amended once to revise the Employee Appeals Process. Those of us who pay attention to such trivialities concur that it could do with further tweaking, others believe drastic changes are in order. While A […]
No monarchy for Ascension Parish; No nominating committee for parish manager
06/05/2018 by
It was a terrible idea while it lasted, a “figurehead” president of Ascension Parish with ceremonial duties likened to the British monarchy by The Advocate’s op-ed page. Fortunately, A Better Ascension’s (ABA) ploy to dupe qualified electors into believing they would retain the vote for Ascension’s chief executive was dispensed with in one day (excluding the weekend). ABA now proposing […]
Taking a bite out of the ABA Elephant: Part II (selecting a Parish Manager)
05/12/2018 by
With A Better Ascension scheduled to take center stage at Monday’s Home Rule Charter Revision Committee meeting we continue to take a bite out of the ABA elephant. Its method of appointing, or anointing, a parish manager in lieu of an elected parish president will be difficult to digest for a few members of the governing authority […]
Taking a bite out of the ABA Elephant: Part I
05/07/2018 by
NOTE: Analyzing/comparing all changes to Ascension’s Home Rule Charter proposed by A Better Ascension (ABA) requires multiple meetings of the Home Rule Charter Revision Committee. Likewise, examining those changes cannot be accomplished in a single piece. We endeavor to compare the current charter with ABA’s beginning with this offering. For comparison’s sake ABA’s proposal will appear in […]
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