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Around Ascension for June 1, 2012
Counseling Center Director Suzanne Hamilton said the classes are available for residents age 18 and older.
Emily C. Watkins Elementary drying out, getting repairs during summer break
Now that school is out for the summer, work has begun to correct a problem that has plagued students and staff at Emily C. Watkins Elementary School for at least two years.
Smiley Anders for May 31, 2012
Every time I go to a school to speak at a career day or read from Dr. Seuss books, etc., I observe the energy level of the kids and tell the teacher the same thing: "No matter how much you make, it's not enough!" "For two years I taught in an all-boys junior high school.
Asphalt scam may have victims in New Orleans area
The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office arrested seven people today in connection with an alleged asphalt paving scam, and the attorney general's office warns that there may have been several victims in the New Orleans area.
Mom arrested in toddler daughter's drowning
Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested a Prairieville mother on child desertion charges tied to the drowning of her 2-year-old daughter.
A proposal for Ascension Parish to gradually take over less heavily traveled state highways in the parish would serve as a key funding source for a new parishwide road plan, state and parish officials said Tuesday.
Baton Rouge Assembly to present debutantes
The Baton Rouge Assembly will present 16 debutantes at its annual ball Nov. 23 at the Baton Rouge River Center.
Baker Council solicits bids for new gas lines
The Baker City Council announced May 8 that bids will be solicited for new polyethylene natural gas lines to replace old steel ones in the Baker Heights, Leland College and Morvant areas.
Baker to seek bids for natural gas lines
The City Council announced Tuesday that bids will be sought for new polyethylene natural gas lines to replace old steel piping in the Baker Heights, Leland College and Morvant areas.
DMC Carter Chambers is investing $10 million in building a new Highland Road headquarters to consolidate an existing corporate office there and its Gonzales and Prairieville operations into a new 90,000-square-foot-facility, the company said Tuesday.
Police: Robbery suspect dies while fleeing store
The coroner has been called to an accident scene at Madison and Hiawatha in Baton Rouge.
39 minors caught inside N.O. bar; youngest was four years old
WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana News, Weather, Sports39 minors caught inside N.O. bar; youngest was four years old The coroner has been called to an accident scene at Madison and Hiawatha in Baton Rouge.
Powerful storm rakes Gonzales with high winds, rain
Heavy squalls with wind and rain Wednesday afternoon created street and house flooding, downed trees, blocked some roads and possibly shot lightning bolts on two homes, Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies said.