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Ribbon cutting ceremonies for $140 million dollar high school construction projects announced
ASCENSION PARISH — The Ascension Parish School Board announced the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremonies for three high school construction projects. The events are scheduled for East Ascension High School, Prairieville High School, and Donaldsonville High School on July 12, July 18, and August 6, 2024. The construction projects...
Louisiana's First Lady, DEQ secretary visit Ascension Parish on industry tour
Louisiana First Lady Sharon Landry and Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Aurelia Giacometto took a tour of industry in Ascension Parish. According to a DEQ news release, the tour's theme focused on the role of industry in feeding the state, fueling the nation and funding Sportsman's Paradise, which Louisiana has been called for many years.
See how the area housing market fared in June
Mortgage rates could drop soon, but the housing market continues to see a decline in pending and closed sales, according to the latest report from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors. Pending sales dipped 21.2% in June year over year, while closed sales declined 10.2%. New listings also decreased...
A new logistics park is being developed in Ascension Parish
Two Louisiana-based firms—JRE Capital and Ratcliff Development—are partnering to develop a new logistics park on 186 acres of farmland in Geismar. Located along Interstate 10 in the heart of Louisiana’s chemical corridor, Magnolia Ridge Logistics Park will offer access to major metros as well as key transportation hubs like the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, the Port of New Orleans and the Port of South Louisiana.
APSO Arrest Report for the Week of July 3-11
Below is Ascension Sheriff’s arrest report for the week of July 3-11: Rashard Bickham, 45, 811 W 4th St, Donaldsonville was charged w/ Improper Telephone Communication;. Levell Green, 33, 9313 Water Tower Ln, Convent was charged w/ Violations of Protective Orders. July 4 arrests:. Jared Johnson, 38, 8544 S...
Around Ascension for July 17, 2024
Daniel Erspamer, chief executive officer of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, will be the featured speaker at the July Ascension GOP Roundtable. The Roundtable, sponsored by Ascension Republican Women, starts at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Clarion Inn, 1500 W. La. 30 in Gonzales. Erspamer has spent his career...
Ascension Parish man charged in connection with hit-and-run that killed one in Denham Springs
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (BRPROUD) — An arrest has been made in connection with a crash that killed a pedestrian walking along a highway in Livingston Parish. Joseph J. Casselberry Jr., 69, of St. Amant was charged with hit-and-run driving resulting in death or injury. The Louisiana State Police was...
Free swim program comes back to Ascension
ASCENSION, La. (WAFB) - The Founders of Tank Proof is a nonprofit organization that teaches underprivileged children how to swim for free. Two Louisiana brothers started this program after one of them almost drowned at a young age. “Fortunately, our mother dropped everything, and she said look we got to...
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