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Sunday, October 12, 2008
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DONALDSONVILLE — Ricky Babin will be the next district attorney for the 23rd Judicial District after his last challenger, Louis Lambert, withdrew from the race Friday.
VACHERIE — The Disaster Recovery Center in St. James Parish will remain open for another week to continue to assist residents who had damage or losses from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. GONZALES — The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a man and seized more than 15 pounds of marijuana from an abandoned house as a result of an undercover narcotics investigation, Sheriff Jeff Wiley said Friday. Louisiana Pottery, 6470 La. 22, Sorrento, will host four events in connection with Louisiana Archaeology Month beginning Saturday. From 10 a.m. to noon, Glenn Rechs will present “Pottery for kids.” This event is for children between 7 and 12. NAPOLEONVILLE — An Assumption Parish grand jury charged a former deputy sheriff with sexual battery, kidnapping, obscenity and malfeasance in office, District Attorney Tony Falterman said Thursday. GONZALES — The Ascension Parish school district may seek voters’ permission next spring to sell more bonds, Superintendent Donald Songy said Thursday. Nearby plant workers and residents across the Mississippi River in White Castle sheltered in place Thursday when a valve at the PCS Nitrogen plant in Geismar leaked sulfuric acid, State Police said. NAPOLEONVILLE — An Assumption Parish grand jury indicted Leon JohnLouis, 24, on two counts of aggravated rape of a 12-year-old girl, District Attorney Tony Falterman said Thursday. GONZALES — Ascension Parish sales tax collections in September continued at a rate higher than during 2007, the highest collection year in the history of the parish. From tailgating at Gonzales Primary School to East Ascension homecoming 2008 and Farm Day, Advocate photographer Heather McClelland takes you through a week of activities in Ascension parish. DONALDSONVILLE — The City Council on Tuesday authorized an application for a line of credit to pay bills related to Hurricane Gustav cleanup. NAPOLEONVILLE — Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack said Wednesday he is endorsing Ricky Babin for district attorney of the 23rd Judicial District. GONZALES — The bell rings and students line up at the coffee bar in the front lobby of Ascension Christian Academy. Markia Cooper, 17, stands with a few of her fellow seniors, who make up the first graduating class. DUTCHTOWN — Eighteen-year-old Scott Braud carefully placed an apple in the hand of a child Saturday morning as he explained how to feed it to a miniature horse. Girl’s family holds diabetes fundraiser The students and faculty at Donaldsonville Louisiana Marine Institute kicked off an awareness campaign Oct. 1 to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Arielle Sutton, an eight-year member of the 4-H program in Ascension Parish, is the new state 4-H Club reporter. The East Ascension-St. Amant Shout-out Ryder Cup golf tournament is set for Oct. 20 at the Pelican Point Lakes golf course. Lunch menus for Ascension Parish public and Catholic schools. For the 15th year, Tanger Outlet Centers are asking its shoppers to think pink in the battle against breast cancer. Stacey Smith received two honors for her work with the local chapter of the National League of Junior Cotillions. ASCENSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD MEETING: 4 p.m., 6967 La. 22. Call (225) 675-1750. Lunches in Donaldsonville are being served at the Lemann Memorial Center. All activities are being held at the Gonzales Senior Center. The Cajun custom of turning hog fat into crunchy treats will be center stage at the 31st annual Sorrento Lions Club Boucherie Festival set to begin Friday. Six members of Girls Scout Troop 310 have received the Girl Scout Bronze Award for community service. Girl Scouts are invited to celebrate the birth of a new council and the beginning of the Girl Scout membership year at an extravaganza on Sunday. GONZALES — Four law enforcement officers were honored during the annual Knight’s of Columbus Lawmen Appreciation Banquet. The River Road African American Museum is honoring “the ladies of jazz” during its annual Jazz on the Avenue concert Sunday. Organizers of a candlelight march set for Monday hope the event will remind people how domestic violence effects the community. The Hope Bike-A-Thon previously scheduled for Sept. 6 is set for Oct. 18. SORRENTO — A female police officer read a statement of resignation to the Town Council on Tuesday, charging she had suffered a sexual assault by a former officer and had sexual slurs directed at her by the police chief. NAPOLEONVILLE — The fourth annual St. Jude Courtney Banta Golf Tournament will be held Oct. 18 at the Bayouside Golf Course, 6085 La. 1, in Napoleonville. RACELAND — The United Houma Nation Tribal Council is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at 4400 La. 1 in Raceland. At 10 a.m. Nov. 8, the council plans another meeting at the Montegut Tribal Center, 1739 La. 55 in Montegut. GONZALES — Two defeated candidates in the race for the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Monday endorsed first-place finisher Ricky Babin. GONZALES — An Ascension Parish grand jury indicted two men on sex-related charges in separate cases, said Tony Falterman, district attorney of the 23rd Judicial District. GONZALES — The East Ascension Drainage Board was told Monday the protection cover for the Marvin Braud Pumping Station will be completed by June. |
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