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.
In the fall of 2018, officials at Prevost Memorial Hospital, which serves a poor and isolated part of western Ascension Parish, were fresh off a resounding signal of support from
The Ascension Parish Council narrowly voted not to overturn the firing of the parish s pump station manager during the April 6 meeting held at the courthouse in Donaldsonville.
The Ascension Parish Council approved a cooperative endeavor agreement between parish government and Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc. for healthcare services.