Several speakers addressed the Ascension Parish Council for nearly an hour concerning the future of Prevost Memorial Hospital in Donaldsonville before the Sept. 7 meeting ended due to a lack of quorum.
A judge rejected Monday a five-term Ascension Parish councilman s attempt to disqualify an election challenger, even though he hired a private investigator — who is also a candidate for parish
A businessman and former planning official who was the subject of an election inquiry by Ascension parish presidential candidate Murphy Painter has had his residency for the fall contest challenged
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.