News Busy Lafayette road will soon have nearly half a mile of new sidewalks thanks to $736K project By STEPHEN MARCANTEL | Staff writer Mar 10, 2026 Lafayette Consolidated Government recently began work on the sidewalk improvement along Carmel Drive on the city’s northeast side.
+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
+4 Ascension Urgent Outgoing St. James Parish president will face corruption charges again; his attorney cries foul BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer Dec 30, 2019 CONVENT — Outgoing two-term St. James Parish President Timmy Roussel will again face charges of malfeasance in office.
+2 News St. James officials accept immunity deals for testimony in parish president's prosecution BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com May 7, 2018 CONVENT — Gramercy Mayor Steve Nosacka and Jody Chenier, the retired longtime No. 2 official in St. James Parish government, accepted immunity…
+4 News See how Baton Rouge is using technology, maps to fight potholes BY STEVE HARDY | shardy@theadvocate.com Nov 15, 2017 If it feels like roads around Baton Rouge have gotten a bit less bumpy, thank the city-parish's IT department.
News Catch basin cleaning contract on hold while New Orleans figures out how to dispose of waste BY JEFF ADELSON | jadelson@theadvocate.com Sep 18, 2017 New Orleans has hit the pause button on its contract to clean thousands of catch basins in the city while it waits for the state Department of…
Opinion Can system be unclogged? 3,200 East Baton Rouge drainage complaints pending, some never to be addressed BY STEVE HARDY | shardy@theadvocate.com Sep 16, 2017 When a Baton Rouge resident asks the city-parish to clear a ditch, haul debris from a canal or fix the eroding bank of a bayou, they may face a wait, if their call is ever answered at all.
Environment Can system be unclogged? 3,200 East Baton Rouge drainage complaints pending, some never to be addressed BY STEVE HARDY | shardy@theadvocate.com Sep 16, 2017 When a Baton Rouge resident asks the city-parish to clear a ditch, haul debris from a canal or fix the eroding bank of a bayou, they may face …
News Robideaux names interim public works director Advocate staff report May 31, 2017 Terry Cordick will serve as interim Lafayette city-parish public works director pending a decision on a permanent replacement for retiring Dir…
Politics St. John Parish president says $1 million in new hires, equipment needed to better manage drainage BY DELLA HASSELLE | dhasselle@theadvocate.com Oct 30, 2016 A month after the St. John the Baptist Parish Council ordered the administration to do a better job of managing the parish's drainage system, …