Nearly a decade ago, Ascension Parish government bought the troubled Peoples Water Service Co. operation, which had provided drinking water to the city of Donaldsonville since 1941.
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 Donaldsonville City Council denied in a narrow 3-2 vote an ordinance that would have set regulations for mobile food vendors, such as food trucks, during the March 28 meeting.
Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment cautioned residents in anticipation of subfreezing temperatures, which are expected to impact the parish, coupled with forecasted precipitation which may in…