Por: The Advocate Politics January 07, 2023
Chase Melancon, the newly elected chairman of the Ascension Parish Council, says he'd like to see a change in the way the local governing body runs its oversight committees, as a few members continue to air concerns with the parish administration's openness.The first-term councilman from St. Amant and outgoing head of the parish's east bank drainage panel says he wants to cut out regular monthly meetings for some committees and... + full article
The Advocate USA Politics January 05, 2023
In January 2024, newly elected members of the St. James Parish Council will receive the first raise members of the local government panel will have gotten in nearly 26 years.The Parish Council agreed on Wednesday in a 5-2 vote to grant the next council members a 45.5% pay... + más
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The Advocate USA Sports December 29, 2022
Spring football is returning to the Baton Rouge area next year, this time in Ascension Parish.The Baton Rouge Redsticks minor league football team will play its first season as a member of the United Football League in April 2023. The team signed an agreement with Ascension... + más
Greater Baton Rouge State Fair kicks off with rides, food, long lines and racing pigs | The Advocate
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The Advocate USA Politics December 27, 2022
St. James Parish Council last agreed to give itself a pay raise on Feb. 4, 1998.At the time, then-President Bill Clinton had just become embroiled in an intern scandal that would eventually lead to his impeachment and, months later, Major League Baseball would become enthralled... + más
NFL Week 17 playoff picture and clinching scenarios: Bucs win NFC South; Giants clinch wild card | ESPN
NFL Week 4: Across the league, teams have hit the ground running this year | The Boston Globe
The Advocate USA Politics December 09, 2022
Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks announced Thursday he will not seek a fourth term in 2023. Ricks, who will have served three terms by the end of next year, said at the beginning of Thursday's parish council meeting that he made his decision through prayer and... + más
Livingston doesn't have power to block test wells for carbon capture, company says in lawsuit | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Crime December 07, 2022
Local and state officials are blaming one another Tuesday after it emerged a Donaldsonville man who had been convicted of second-degree murder more than five years ago but not sentenced was mistakenly released from jail.Michael Ma-Man LeBlanc, 41, was convicted of second-degree... + más
How did a man convicted of murder get out of prison? For one thing, a 5-year sentencing delay. | The Advocate
After new trial led to murder conviction again, judge hands down life sentence for Ascension man | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Politics September 26, 2022
Ascension Parish Councilman Corey Orgeron took a taxpayer-funded trip to a county government conference in Colorado this summer while he owed parish government nearly $10,000 and has been missing council meetings at a high clip, parish expense and attendance records show.The... + más
Prairieville traffic fix on hold while Ascension Parish, DEMCO fight over power lines. | The Advocate
Tax dollars in Ascension industrial zone to go toward road work to relieve traffic backups | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Crime September 17, 2022
For months, Ascension Parish officials have been saber-rattling and threatening litigation with DEMCO over who pays to move power lines that have blocked road widenings and new roundabouts for more than three years in the traffic-clogged parish.But, in a twist, the Dixie... + más
DEMCO launches $30 million dispute with Cleco over alleged coal plant overages | The Advocate
Why LSU says traffic after Mississippi State game will be better than snafu after Southern | The Advocate
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