Today’s workout: Stretching is beneficial for everyone
Stretching. Everyone can do it. And everyone needs it.Just imagine how tight and cranky we’d be without it.Just as there are many levels of ability when exercising, the same goes for stretches. If...
View ArticleSt. Elizabeth Hospital May 2018 Community Education
Check out the hospital's events calendar for May.
View ArticlePresident Matassa Proclaims Autism Awareness Month
Jamie Tindle, Executive Director of Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge, invited everyone to participate in the 9th Annual Active for Autism 5K Run, Walk and Fun Fest on Saturday, May 5th,...
View ArticleHistoric Donaldsonville General Store & Museum at the Chef John Folse Building
Donaldsonville Area Foundation launches first restoration project
View ArticleMay Yards of the Month
Flowering shrubs and perennials brighten up the new addition to the Ascension Credit Union at 2430S. Burnside Avenue.
View ArticleAscension Recycling Center offers extended hours
The Ascension Recycling Center, which is located at 42077 Church Point Road in Gonzales, at the Parish DPW Headquarters, will now be open to the public Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00...
View ArticlePresident Matassa proclaims Women's Lung Health Week
Every seven minutes and thirty seconds, one woman in the U.S. loses her battle with lung cancer
View ArticleHuman Trafficking is the focus of May 17 Ascension GOP Roundtable
Fuller, who obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Louisiana State University and a Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology from the University of Denver, has served as a Forensic...
View ArticleThe 2nd Annual Flower and Garden Conference draws large crowd
The Flower Lovers’ Garden Guild begin on November 20, 1953 with a group of women gathering to organize a club that would enable them to learn more about flowers, to exchange ideas about their culture...
View ArticleSU Alumni Federation Tri Parish Chapter announces scholarships
The scholarships are awarded on an annual basis, and are evaluated according to academic achievement and educational objectives.
View ArticleGPD, APSO team holds on to Voices for Children Bowl Championship
Gonzales Police Department paired up again with Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office to take home the championship trophy for the third year in a row.
View ArticleEATEL grants six local graduating seniors with laptop computers
“The people of this area have been wonderful to our family over the last 83 years and giving back to the community is something we feel very strongly about."
View ArticleHoumas House tops off Louisiana's Great River Road Museum
The premier museum will highlight the history of the Lower Mississippi River and its influence on Louisiana’s culture. This is the first public-private partnership that gives our state the opportunity...
View ArticleRecipe: Peach Dreamsicle Smoothies
This nutritious summer snack is low in fat and provides a serving of vitamin-C and potassium rich fruits and a serving of calcium rich dairy.
View ArticleAscension Parish Government and sheriff work together to fight litter
During the ten days, inmate crews cleaned 15.7 miles of highway and picked up 778 bags of trash. That averages to 1.57 miles and 77.8 bags of trash per day.
View ArticleLouisiana Tractor Supply stores raise $18,929 for 4-H youth through Paper Clover
Donations send Louisiana 4-H youth to camps, conferences and youth development programs
View ArticlePresident Matassa proclaims April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
The proclamation went on to point out that Ascension Parish has dedicated individuals and organizations who work daily to counter the problem of child maltreatment and to help parents obtain the...
View ArticleLouis “Satchmo” Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp now taking applications and...
Camp runs from June 25 - July 13
View ArticleAmerican Family Martial Arts holds ribbon cutting
American Family Martial Arts promises to empower persons, ages 3 to 103, to change their lives through increased confidence, focus, respect and discipline.
View ArticleThe American Daylily Society Region 13 hosts garden tour
May 12, 2018: Two gardens in the Gonzales area that will be on the tour
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