+2 Environment Ascension Parish government has a lot of roofs. Could solar panels save taxpayers money? BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer Jun 18, 2022 Ascension Parish government is considering putting solar panels on the many roofs it owns in hopes of saving taxpayers money on electricity.Â
Multimedia More than 2 years after flood, Ascension still wrestling with limits on fill dirt for construction BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Feb 5, 2019 GONZALES — A little over two years after the 2016 flood that devastated much of the region, East Ascension drainage board members were in a fu…
+2 News What's in Ascension Parish's 'very aggressive' 2019 budget? Improved roads, new drainage structures, more BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Nov 16, 2018 GONZALES — Ascension Parish government's $210.4 million budget for 2019 anticipates using more than half its spending next year on a "very agg…
News Proposed Ascension moratorium on fill fails; Parish Council defers action to wait for floodplain plan BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Sep 7, 2017 DONALDSONVILLE — A proposed six-month moratorium on most fill for new developments within high-risk flood zones in Ascension Parish failed Thu…
Opinion Proposed Ascension moratorium on fill fails; Parish Council defers action to wait for floodplain plan BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Sep 7, 2017 DONALDSONVILLE — A proposed six-month moratorium on most fill for new developments within high-risk flood zones in Ascension Parish failed Thursday as a majority of the Parish Council preferred to wait until a broad drainage study is complete.Â
News Debate taking focus on whether to change Ascension Parish government ahead of community meetings BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Aug 20, 2017 GONZALES — Scott D. Johnson, the county administrator of Columbia County, Georgia, explained to a group of Ascension Parish residents recently…
News Ascension to consider broader use of GPS tracking in parish vehicles, but concerns raised about harassment BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Oct 21, 2016 GONZALES — First-term Ascension Parish Councilman Aaron Lawler says he's been hearing from constituents about the need for global positioning …