Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment: Threats of violence should be called out Gonzales Weekly Citizen Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment asked the public to call out threats of violence during the Ascension Parish Council meeting held at the courthouse in Donaldsonville. "Under no circumstance whatsoever are threats and threats of violence or violence itself acceptable under any circumstance," Cointment said during the President's Report. "This is Ascension Parish. We're better than that. Our people are better than that. I'm asking the public, as we journey forward, if you see this type of activity, call it out. Put that fire out before it becomes something someone will regret later on."