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Donaldsonville, Louisiana is located in Ascension Parish. Zip codes in Donaldsonville, LA include 70346. More Donaldsonville information.

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4 hrs ago | 2theadvocate.com

Deputies probe stray bullet in home

Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating the source of a bullet that struck and penetrated several rooms of a Donaldsonville home, the Sheriff's Office said Monday.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Houma Courier

Panel considers proposed levee paths

An expert panel tasked with reviewing a levee that would protect communities between Bayou Lafourche and the Mississippi River from hurricane flooding held its first meeting Wednesday in Thibodaux.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Meeting planned on hurricane system

The first public meeting of the Donaldsonville to the Gulf Science and Engineering Review Panel will be from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Times-Picayune

Panel to consider levee alignments

A state-hired panel of engineering and environmental experts from across the country will meet today to begin evaluating five alignments for the planned Donaldsonville-to-the-Gulf levee to block storm surge from the Barataria Basin.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Gonzales backs study of possible links

The city is willing to chip in $25,000 toward studying possible north-south routes connecting the Sunshine Bridge in Donaldsonville to Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

NOLA.com

Chett Chiasson to succeed the retiring Ted Falgout as Port Fourchon executive director

Chett Chiasson will succeed Ted Falgout as executive director of Port Fourchon when he retires next month from his post of 31 years.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

2theadvocate.com

Donaldsonville says three houses must go

The Donaldsonville City Council voted 3-1 Tuesday to accept an agreement calling for the demolition of three houses in serious disrepair and the renovation of a fourth.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Suspects arrested in Halloween shootings

Police have made two arrests in a pair of Halloween night shootings during a party at the home of former NBA player John "Hot Rod" Williams.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

WBRZ

Ascension mulls charter changes

Ascension Parish government officials said Friday they are undecided about how 28 proposed amendments to the home rule charter will be placed on the election ballot March 27.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Donaldsonville ups fees for sewer plan

The City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to increase certain fees it collects for sewer services in order to fund improvements to the city's sewer system.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

2theadvocate.com

Veteran gets Donaldsonville job back

A city Fire Department captain planning to return home after five years of active duty military service will be allowed to reclaim his former job, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night.

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Sun Oct 11, 2009

The Advocate

Funding puts levee feasibility study on track

With an influx of federal stimulus money, a project to provide hurricane and flood protection to communities between Lafourche and Plaquemines parishes is back under way, state officials say.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

WBRZ

Meetings to focus on vote for lighting district

Ascension Parish Councilman Oliver Joseph plans to meet with residents at 6 p.m. today to discuss a proposed ballot proposition that would impose parcel fees to pay utility costs for a west bank road lighting district, he said.

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Fri Oct 02, 2009

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Donaldsonville residents frustrated with sewer company

A small community in Donaldsonville is dealing with a big problem. Homeowners in the St.

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Sat Sep 26, 2009

Louisiana State Police

Donaldsonville Woman Killed in I-10 Crash

A two-vehicle crash on I-10 in Ascension Parish claimed the life of a Donaldsonville woman just after 2:00 a.m. this morning.

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Fri Sep 25, 2009

WBRZ

Judge finds man guilty in drug slaying

A Gonzales man was convicted of second-degree murder in the slaying of a victim who did not pay up for $80 in drugs loaned to him during a weekend of drug-using nearly two years ago.

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Wed Sep 09, 2009

WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Ascension assessor says tax review ends Tuesday

The legal review period for Ascension Parish property owners to look over the 2009 tax rolls ends Tuesday, the parish assessor said.

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Tue Sep 01, 2009

E-The Environmental Magazine

Invasion on the Bayou

Elephant ear plants may be ornamental on your coffee table, but in a major Louisiana bayou they're an invasive species that could choke the waterway-the source of drinking water for 300,000 rural residents of the state.

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Sun Aug 30, 2009

The Daily Reveille

AgCenter partners with La. Department of Corrections

Louisiana's offenders have been put back in the classroom, thanks to a partnership between the LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Department of Corrections.

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Fri Aug 28, 2009

WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Officials back Ascension's bid for storm help

Gonzales police and Sorrento town officials offered their support Thursday for projects proposed in Ascension Parish's draft application for $19.3 million in federal hurricane dollars.

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