Flooding affects Prairieville, Galvez areas after heavy rains
Gonzales Weekly Citizen
Local meteorologists reported rainfall totalling approximately five to six inches in less than three hours late July 2.
The heavy rain totals flooded the Prairieville and Galvez areas in northeast Ascension Parish.
Parish President Clint Cointment, via a social media post, said sandbags are available at:
Prairieville Fire Station
All pumping stations are manned and being operated as needed, according to Cointment.
The New Orleans/Baton Rouge office of the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning ahead of the rain.
Local law enforcement reported flooding of some streets in the area just before 9 p.m., according to NWS.
Gonzales man pleads guilty in Houston area drug conspiracy
Staff Report
A Gonzales man pleaded guilty July 6 to conspiring with members of the Aryan Circle (AC) and others to sell methamphetamine.
According to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice, 46-year-old Shane Louque was the fourth and final defendant charged in the conspiracy to enter a guilty plea.
As revealed in court documents, Louque purchased substantial quantities of methamphetamine, at least two kilograms, from an AC member based in the Houston area over a number of occasions in 2016.
Louque then personally distributed the methamphetamine to other buyers in Louisiana.
Pastor Steve Ellison
Isaiah 52:13 begins an interesting passage that describes the Servant of the Lord both as the Suffering Servant and the Exalted Servant. In Isaiah’s day, this mixed description would have been more difficult to understand than it is now on our side of the Cross, Resurrection, and Ascension.
True, we have not yet witnessed the Return of the King, but we have been given ample proof that He is indeed coming again. Significantly, portions of this 15-verse passage are quoted in Romans 10 and 15, John 12, Mathew 8, Acts 8, Luke 22, and 1 Peter 2.
Isaiah 52:13-15 immediately begins the passage with dual prophecies of an Exalted Servant and a Suffering Servant.
23rd Judicial District Court guilty pleas for week of June 21-25, 2021
Staff Report
During the week of June 21 through June 25, 2021, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23rd Judicial District Court, parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James.
Ascension Parish:
Chris LeBlanc, 10176 Golden Gate St. Convent, LA., age 47, pled guilty to Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling and Domestic Abuse Battery. The defendant was sentenced to 4 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. Upon release from incarceration, the defendant is to be placed on 2 years supervised probation.
Kristopher Uhrbach, 41372 N Autumn Dr. Prairieville, LA., age 35, pled guilty to Pornography Involving Juveniles (2 counts) and Sexual Abuse of Animals (2 counts). The defendant was sentenced to 5 ½ years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served.
Garret Graves meets with officials from Ascension, Iberville, East Baton Rouge
Staff Report
Garret Graves, the U.S. Representative for Louisiana s 6th congressional district, hosted local officials for a discussion on regional solution for the Bayou Manchac Watershed.
Among the leaders in attendance were Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment, Iberville Parish President Mitchell Ourso, St. Gabriel Mayor Lionel Johnson, and several drainage representatives from East Baton Rouge, Ascension, and Iberville parishes.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss utilizing funding, information from constituents, and ideas from discussions to move toward quicker solutions.
In the wake of huge flooding events, notably August 2016 and May 2021, area leaders are looking a multi-parish strategy to flood protections, as opposed to investing in isolated projects.