Rotary Club hosts special day for special kids
The Rotary Club of Gonzales hosted a special day for children with special needs at the Kidz Kove Discovery Park in Gonzales. The October 24 event welcomed 246 students and teachers from the east bank...
View ArticleAscension Parish arrests October 19-26
October 19Johnsen, Skylar, 27, 42553 Hwy. 42, Prairieville, Surety, Fugitive-Other State Jurisdiction, Failure to Appear-Bench WarrantBuratt, Adrian, 17, 12472 Faucheux Rd., Gonzales, Theft,...
View ArticleGuilty Pleas October 23 - October 27
During the week of October 23-October 27, 2017, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23rd Judicial District Court, Parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and...
View ArticleThe Light Divine in the life of Rumi
Rumi was a Sufi, what we've come to call a Whirling Dervish. Like King David, he danced his prayers. And, like David, he wrote poems that will be part of humanity as long as humanity endures.
View ArticleMusic and the Spoken Word: 'The price of mortality'
So maybe it's best not to worry if bad things will happen or wonder why they happen. The ones who make it through such moments are those who stop blaming, resenting and focusing on the bad.
View ArticleEAHS Students invade Ascension Oaks nursing home
Ten students from Ms. Debbie Ellis’ class at EAHS invaded Ascension Oaks Nursing Home dressed in Halloween attire to hand out ‘Smelly Scary Pumpkin Sachets’ to each of the clients as part of a grant...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Nungesser unveils Atchafalaya Water Heritage Trail
“Water has always been essential to our culture and heritage, and this trail showcases this story.”
View ArticleSt. Amant enjoys 2nd La Fête des Bayous Fest
Holy Rosary Catholic Church in St. Amant, LA held its annual festival, La Fête des Bayous on October 26-29, 2017. In just its second year, the festival is the buzz of Ascension Parish come the last...
View ArticleSuccessful Live Well Ascension event launched
Ascension Parish residents screened for cancer and other conditions in a fun, festival-like atmosphere
View ArticleMeet the Council: District 2 Councilman Bill Dawson
Dawson is looking at simple solutions to major problems in an effort to reduce traffic without shelling out big bucks.
View ArticleIndependent film in the making in D'ville
Although set in South Carolina, the crew chose Donaldsonville as the filming location because of the beautiful historic district. Almost every scene in the movie will be filmed in Donaldsonville, and...
View ArticleFratelli's artisanship sets it apart in Prairieville
And I don't know about about you, but it takes me a little while to finish a steak that size. That's just what I did. And I soaked up each bite with the Marsala sauce, which is basically a red...
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: Friends can be like family
I started taking down my Halloween decorations on Nov. 1 — carefully packing away the life-size skeleton that has sat in the Adirondack chair in my yard all October, pulling up the ghost yard stakes...
View ArticleClassic restaurant continues to impress
Our meal began with a half-dozen char-grilled oysters, three in the traditional sense with parmesan and Romano, and three the way Liz suggested with mozzarella, bacon, jalepeño and BBQ.
View ArticleShayne Looper: What teleportation teaches us about our entanglement with Christ
When news broke this summer that Chinese scientists had engineered the successful "teleportation" of a photon over a distance greater than 300 miles, Star Trek fans around the globe rejoiced. It was,...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Fight or flight?
A young man told me he and his mother clash because they both need to be right. I said it is hard to have a discussion if you can't listen to the other person and he replied that he listens but...
View ArticleShell Chemical invests in workforce development at RPCC
“This is an ongoing partnership,” said Kevin Hardy, Site Communications Director for Shell.
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: One more doggone diet
"I caught the dog looking at himself in the full-length mirror today," I said to my husband. "I think he's feeling a little self-conscious about his thighs. And he's worried about putting on weight...
View ArticleJennie Geisler: You’ll thank yourself for making a T-day game plan
Suddenly, inexplicably, we find ourselves two weeks and a day from Thanksgiving. All that hot weather in October had me in a timeless daze. I almost missed Halloween it was so balmy.(Snort. As if I'd...
View Article3 Things to do November 9
Email events calendars to editor@weeklycitizen.com, and have a great week!
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