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Guilty pleas entered in 23rd Judicial District Court July 8-12
DONALDSONVILLE, La. (WAFB) - The 23rd Judicial District Court announced the following guilty pleas entered during the week of July 8-12, 2024:. 1. Christopher Watkins, Westwego, LA, age 40, pled guilty to Simple Burglary (8 counts) and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisianan Department of Corrections with credit for time served.
Vote and Vibe Fest registers hundreds of new voters in Donaldsonville
DONALDSONVILLE - Donaldsonville has hundreds of new registered voters thanks to a festival aimed at creating fun and creative ways to encourage people to vote. The Vote and Vibe Fest was put together by nonprofit Pumps to the Polls. "We started with a group of ladies that wanted to put...
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.
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...
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.
Ribbon cut on new East Ascension High School facilities
The ribbon has been cut on the recently completed upgrades to East Ascension High School, a momentous occasion for Gonzales and all of central Ascension Parish. EA’s main administrative building is brand new, replacing the historic structure in service since 1966. One of Ascension Parish’s core institutions, central to...
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