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01/16/2026

A unanimous Parish Council Recreation Committee recommended approval of the AP Baseball agreement with the City of Gonzales last night, the same agreement rejected by a 3-2 vote of the City Council on Monday. The full Parish Council is expected to vote on the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) at its...

01/15/2026

Last night Dantin Bruce Development’s subdivision plat for Harvest Fields’ 112-lot subdivision was scheduled for hearing by Ascension Planning Commission. The developer requested, and was granted, a deferral to the commission’s February 11 meeting agenda. Speaking for the developer...

01/15/2026

On Friday, January 16th Ascension Parish 4-H will host its 15th annual Stick Horse Rodeo at Lamar Dixon in Barn 8. Registration opens at 6:00 p.m. with the rodeo set to begin at 6:30 p.m. The event is open to all youth 11 years old and younger. The classes are Bucking Horse, Bucking Bull, Flag [&hel...

01/15/2026

Between January 6, 2026, and January 11, 2026, the Louisiana State Police investigated six fatal crashes across the state Fatal Crashes: 6 Fatalities: 6 Unrestrained Occupants: 2 Involving Motorcyclist: 2 Involving Bicyclist: 1 Involving Pedestrian: 1 Injured in Fatal Crash: 2 While these crashes re...

01/15/2026

Through January 15th, residents can drop off their Christmas trees at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. Location: Lamar Dixon Expo Center (9039 St. Landry Road, Gonzales) After entering the main gate on St. Landry Road, follow the signage to the unpaved parking area on the left side. Please ensure your t...

01/15/2026

The Capital Region Planning Commission (CRPC) has kicked off the five-year update for the Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update for Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton Rouge Parishes. MOVE 2050 is the Capital Region’s long-range strategic plan that looks at how to ...

01/14/2026

Ascension’s Parish Council Recreation Committee is scheduled to consider an agreement tomorrow that would integrate the City of Gonzales’ ballfields into the parish run baseball and softball leagues. The committee’s deliberations were rendered moot when Gonzales’ City Council...

01/14/2026

RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING January 15, 2026 – 5:30 PM ASCENSION PARISH COURTHOUSE-Gonzales AGENDA (1) Call To Order / Roll Call of Commissioners (2) Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance (3) Public Comment (4) Director’s Report (5) Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement between the Ascens...

01/14/2026

Breeze Michael Sincere, 23, has been arrested and charged in connection with the January 12, 2026 shooting death of 25-year-old John Anthony Wilson. During the investigation, detectives identified Sincere as the suspect. With the assistance of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Sincere was loc...

01/14/2026

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has indicted Remy Coeytaux, a California doctor, for trafficking illegal abortion pills in violation of Louisiana law. He has been charged in St. Tammany Parish with Criminal Abortion by Means of Abortion-Inducing Drugs, a violation of La R.S. 14:87.9, which ca...

01/13/2026

In January 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted from her Dallas, Texas, neighborhood while riding her bicycle. A witness reported the abduction to police, but tragically, Amber’s body was found four days later. Her story inspired the creation of the AMBER Alert system, which is used nat...

01/13/2026

Gonzales City Council approved Mayor Tim Riley’s nominee for City Clerk last night, longtime employee Anthony Keller taking over the post from a former finance director who left the city’s employ nine months ago. Brandon Boylan is that former finance director who took over as City Clerk....

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