Ascension

Catholic Charities in Baton Rouge joins national campaign

Community news report
10 hrs ago

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge is joining a Catholic Charities USA national campaign highlighting the services Catholic Charities agencies provide in their local communities,…

Ascension Parish bookings for June 27-July 3, 2024

Community news report
13 hrs ago

The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on June 27-July 3:

Around Ascension for July 10, 2024

BY DARLENE DENSTORFF | Staff writer
Jul 8, 2024

Sheriff warns of phone scam

Donaldsonville celebrates independence during its July 3rd celebration on the river

BY WENDY LOUP | Contributing writer
Jul 8, 2024

Donaldsonville’s Independence Day celebration included small business vendors, check presentations for Ascension Parish programs and organizations and a fireworks display.

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The Leadership Ascension Program Graduates Its 29th class

Community news report
Jul 8, 2024

The Ascension Chamber of Commerce recently completed its 29th year of its Leadership Ascension program.

Ascension Parish assessor encourages school board to reconsider vote to roll forward millages

BY CHRISTOPHER CARTWRIGHT | Staff writer
Jul 3, 2024

Ascension Parish assessor urged board members to roll back tax rates to slightly lower levels, saying it would benefit parish residents.

Our Lady of the Lake Health and LSU to host Sports Emergency Care Course

Community news report
Jul 2, 2024

Our Lady of the Lake Health and LSU are collaborating with Action Medicine Consultants to host a two-day Sports Emergency Care Course designed to help prepare team physicians, athletic trainer…

Ascension Public Schools earns national communication awards

Community news report
Jul 2, 2024

Ascension Public Schools recently earned five national communication awards from the National School Public Relations Association.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries releases hunting regulations for 2024-25

Community news report
Jul 2, 2024

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2024-25 hunting regulations pamphlet online at the LDWF website. For the complete regulations, go to www.wlf.louisiana.gov/p…

First Boozy Book Fair stops in Gonzales

Community news report
Jul 2, 2024

Hailey Geautreau picked a couple of books during Red Stick Reader’s first Boozy Book Fair of the summer at Gilla Brewing on June 21 in Gonzales.

Ascension Parish bookings for June 20-27, 2024

Community news report
Jul 2, 2024

The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on June 20-27:

Daughter continues parents' tradition of making rosaries out of Job's Tears seeds

BY WENDY LOUP | Contributing writer
Jul 1, 2024

Years ago, Holy Rosary Catholic Church members Murphy and Jeanette Gautreau began their own spiritual ministry by creating rosaries from Job’s tears seeds.

McNeese State University announces honor lists for spring 2024

Community news report
Jul 1, 2024

McNeese State University has been announced its honor rolls for the spring 2024 semester.

Crumbs, pet hair and goo: Student computers get summer love in unseen Louisiana school effort

BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer
Jun 29, 2024

The tools of this summer job were positioned all around recent Ascension Parish high school graduates Kylon Hardin and Gabriel Keller as they worked at a library table: rags, rubbing alcohol, …

Ascension teacher pay raises around the corner, but so is a slight health insurance cost hike

BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer
Jun 28, 2024

In discussion for months, new permanent pay raises for Ascension Parish public school employees will begin to roll out in late July, school officials said.

Louisiana needs to do more to stop mercury emissions from a chemical plant, feds say

BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer
Jun 27, 2024

Ten years ago, the then-owners of a bauxite refinery near Gramercy told the state that their operation had been unwittingly emitting the toxic heavy metal mercury into the air — potentially fo…

Deputies arrest man in armed robbery of Plattenville store in May

BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer
Jun 27, 2024

An Assumption Parish man was arrested Wednesday in the armed robbery of a store in Plattenville last month, sheriff's deputies said.

Consruction projects at two exhisiting and one new high school dedication ceremonies set

Community news report
Jun 25, 2024

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies are planned for newly renovated East Ascension and Donaldsonville high schools along with the system's fifth high school, Prairieville High.

Ascension Parish bookings for June 13-20, 2024

Community news report
Jun 25, 2024

The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on June 13-20:

Ascension teacher attends Supreme Court Summer Institute

Community news report
Jun 24, 2024

Jill Pearce Sandridge, from Prairieville and a teacher at St. Amant High School, traveled to Washington, D.C., in June to attend the Supreme Court Summer Institute.

Around Ascension for June 26, 2024

BY DARLENE DENSTORFF | Staff writer
Jun 24, 2024

Antiques Discovery Day at the library

Oral history, photo project collect information on Julien family

BY DARLENE DENSTORFF | Community News Editor
Jun 24, 2024

One by one, members of the extended Leonard Julien Sr. family picked up the microphone to share stories of growing up in a large Modeste family.

Former Dutchtown track star is on the right path

BY TROY LeBOEUF | Contributing writer
Jun 24, 2024

Ariane Linton’s success on the track comes from hard work and a strong work ethic. She can now add national champion to her résumé.

Around Ascension for June 26, 2024

BY DARLENE DENSTORFF | Staff writer
Jun 24, 2024

Deadline set for campaign announcements

Excel Adult High School celebrates first graduate, helps fulfill his business dreams

Community news report
Jun 24, 2024

A local businessman has earned his high school diploma thanks to the Ascension Parish Library's Excel Adult High School.

Sought by Entergy, industry, Louisiana solar farm fails amid public opposition

BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer
Jun 19, 2024

Wearing dark blazers and serious faces, seven St. James High boys and their mentors stood before the Parish Council to praise a New York renewable power developer for financing a school leader…

Louisiana solar farm fails to garner local government backing

BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer
Jun 18, 2024

A 2,200-acre solar farm that has been sought by Entergy Louisiana and its large industrial customers for more than two years in St. James Parish failed to win local land use approval Tuesday.

Around Ascension for June 19, 2024

BY DARLENE DENSTORFF | Staff writer
Jun 18, 2024

Dancing for a Cause voting set

Ascension

Catholic Charities in Baton Rouge joins national campaign

Ascension Parish bookings for June 27-July 3, 2024

Around Ascension for July 10, 2024

Donaldsonville celebrates independence during its July 3rd celebration on the river

Resources

The Leadership Ascension Program Graduates Its 29th class

Ascension Parish assessor encourages school board to reconsider vote to roll forward millages

Our Lady of the Lake Health and LSU to host Sports Emergency Care Course

Ascension Public Schools earns national communication awards

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries releases hunting regulations for 2024-25

First Boozy Book Fair stops in Gonzales

Ascension Parish bookings for June 20-27, 2024

Daughter continues parents' tradition of making rosaries out of Job's Tears seeds

McNeese State University announces honor lists for spring 2024

Crumbs, pet hair and goo: Student computers get summer love in unseen Louisiana school effort

Ascension teacher pay raises around the corner, but so is a slight health insurance cost hike

Louisiana needs to do more to stop mercury emissions from a chemical plant, feds say

Deputies arrest man in armed robbery of Plattenville store in May

Consruction projects at two exhisiting and one new high school dedication ceremonies set

Ascension Parish bookings for June 13-20, 2024

Ascension teacher attends Supreme Court Summer Institute

Around Ascension for June 26, 2024

Oral history, photo project collect information on Julien family

Former Dutchtown track star is on the right path

Around Ascension for June 26, 2024

Excel Adult High School celebrates first graduate, helps fulfill his business dreams

Sought by Entergy, industry, Louisiana solar farm fails amid public opposition

Louisiana solar farm fails to garner local government backing

Around Ascension for June 19, 2024

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