Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office Major Kevin Hanna reported the arrests of two men on drug charges following a week-long investigation into an unknown white male selling drugs in the parking lot of a local church in Ascension Parish.

All Ascension Parish governmental offices and departments will be closed Monday, May 27, 2013 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
Normal office hours will resume Tuesday, May 28.

Today, Congressman Bill Cassidy M.D. (R-LA) announced that the following students from the Sixth Congressional District of Louisiana have accepted appointments to America's Service Academies:
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Speaker Chuck Kleckley and all members of the Louisiana House of Representatives will recognize fallen members of the armed forces with a Memorial Day tribute on Thursday, May 23.
This year's Memorial...

Over 50 business and civic leaders from throughout the Baton Rouge area will be "arrested"
and put "behind bars" for the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Lock-Up fundraiser on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Carrabba's Italian Grill on...

The second-ranked LSU Tigers had their way for most of the year but now with the regular season finally in the books, it's time to get serious.

Ascension Cougars Youth Football, based in Gonzales, is having registration on Saturday, June 1 at Trinity AME Church, 1420 South Darla Ave. (next to Gonzales Middle School) from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., for football and cheerleading. This is open to...

The 46th Annual Jambalaya Festival is set for May 23 through 26 in Gonazales during Memorial Day Weekend.
It is one of the largest festivals in the state, featuring live music on three stages...

The St. Amant volleyball camp will be held June 17-19 at St. Amant High in the back gym from 9 a.m. until noon each day. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.

Sheriff Jeff Wiley announced that five high school seniors in Ascension Parish have been named recipients of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs' Scholarship Program for the 2012-2013 school year. All...

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