By an 8-2 majority, East Ascension Drainage Commission (comprised of all Parish Council members) adopted the following resolution on Monday. RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE EAST ASCENSION CONSOLIDATED GRAVITY DISTRICT NO. 1 TO REQUEST CHANGE IN STATE LAW TO DEFINE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WHEREAS, the East Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 1 […]
EA Drainage’s 2021 coup attempt is over (Cointment wins big)
11/15/2022 by
The only noteworthy item on Monday’s East Ascension Drainage Board agenda was the one omitted. Nearly 13 months ago it appeared that President Clint Cointment had been forced into a power-sharing agreement whereby an, as yet unidentified, Drainage Director would be hired to usurp certain of the parish chief executive’s authority over drainage. The usurpation […]
Taxpayers were not supposed pay for new courthouse (the $3 Million council resolution)
04/16/2020 by
Below you will find the resolution, unadulterated and in its entirety, whereby Ascension’s Parish Council seeks to offer up $3,000,000 for, in part, “Audio Visual Equipment for the Courtrooms at the New Courthouse.” This project was pitched from its inception under former President Kenny Matassa (recall Judge Jason Verdigets’ recusal in the criminal case because […]
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 […]
The PEOPLE won on Friday; Sewer deal DENIED, rescheduled for January 23
12/21/2019 by
The power of THE PEOPLE was evidenced last night as their Parish Council postponed the momentous decision, whether or NOT to approve a controversial agreement with Bernhard Capital Partners-backed Ascension Sewer, LLC. The PEOPLE showed up in force, unhappy and unwilling to endure lectures or pontification from Ascension officials, elected or not. Anticipated to be an […]
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 […]
Matassa adds 140 employees, $5.3 Million to Ascension’s payroll (and counting)
07/05/2019 by
President Kenny Matassa inherited a 403-man personnel roster from his predecessor, with a total payroll of $17,437,530 according to records produced by Ascension Parish Government on February 10, 2016. Matassa had been on the job 34 days, having already gotten rid of former lead engineer Bob Horner in a personnel move to belie the monumental […]
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. […]
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 […]
Tommy Martinez, Kenny Matassa, and the TRUTH! (?)
11/07/2015 by
One Thursday just after Kenny Matassa announced his candidacy for Ascension’s Parish Presidency the current occupant of the position summoned, well invited, this writer to his Donaldsonville office. Tommy Martinez wanted to talk politics. Martinez insisted that he would neither support, nor endorse, any candidate but would stay abreast of the race like any ordinary […]
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