Donaldsonville News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

A Donaldsonville-area man is suing public and private corrections officials in Pointe Coupee Parish for an unspecified amount of money for injuries allegedly received at the hands of a guard.

Some homeowners who live off one of the main arteries through Ascension Parish say a subcontractor hired to perform repairs to the roadway is also butchering their driveways and they add the construction is being done in an effort to correct a mistake that happened while improvements were made to the highway.

New restaurants and bars have brought promise to downtown Donaldsonville. But, some who live in the historic district say the loud noise and litter are unbearable.

DONALDSONVILLE -- A swamp tour company has gone to court, asking a judge to return water to Alligator Bayou so it will be deep enough for boats.

The WAFB 9Sports Team has gathered coaches and players for a great review of the coming football season.

Ascension Parish Chief Deputy Tony Bacala is seeking the public's assistance in locating a Donaldsonville man in connection with a shooting in Donaldsonville.

Arthur Pfister, aka Professor Arturo, grew up steeped in the love of a close New Orleans family.

The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority on Monday reserved about $200 million from the 2009 state budget surplus to acquire land for 100-year levee projects in New Orleans.