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Three members of the Ascension Parish Council were unopposed, while Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment drew two challengers as the qualifying period for the Oct. 14 election closed in the afternoon Aug. 10.

The Ascension Parish Council regular meeting set for June 15 in Gonzales was cancelled due to a lack of quorum.

The Ascension Parish Council narrowly voted not to overturn the firing of the parishs pump station manager during the April 6 meeting held at the courthouse in Donaldsonville.

The Ascension Parish Council and Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment debated an amendment to move funds from the communications budget to recreation during the Nov. 17 meeting held in Gonzales.

The Ascension Parish Council voted 5-4 to remove Dwayne Bailey from the Planning and Zoning Commission due to absences.

Leadership Ascension DVille Shooting Stars class members requested funds to go toward the Lemann Memorial Center renovation project during the Ascension Parish Councils finance committee meeting held March 7 in Gonzales.

Citizens voice opposition to East Ascension Drainages previous actions Gonzales Weekly Citizen A crowd of citizens attended the July 12 meeting of the East Ascension Drainage Board, many making their feelings known about the actions approved during the previous meeting. Initially, Chair Dempsey Lambert announced that the meeting would be rescheduled due to a lack of quorum. Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment and Lambert briefly huddled to discuss the possibility of holding the meeting...

Negotiations between council members are ramping up, two weeks after parish president Clint Cointment proposed a year-long moratorium on any new, future development. Cointments plan was released hours after heavy rainfall led to widespread flooding last month. Its a measure he has considered since taking office.

Michael Tortorich Shanie Bourg has been appointed Registrar of Voters by the Ascension Parish Council. She was chosen from a field of 17 candidates after a three-night interview process that ended Thursday night at the Courthouse Annex in Gonzales. Bourg has served as Director of Election Operations for the Louisiana Secretary of State since 2009. "I love elections. Im very passionate about this, and Ive been doing it for almost 18 years. Theres not a whole lot I dont know about it," she said ...