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  1. Want to help hurricane victims? Ascension Parish plans supply collection drive

    Ascension Parish residents are rallying to provide relief for people impacted by recent hurricanes.

  2. Donaldsonville mayoral candidate arrested, accused of buying and selling stolen copper wire

    A Donaldsonville mayoral candidate has been arrested, accused of purchasing stolen copper wire and selling it for more than $25,000, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

  3. No injuries after pipeline leak leads to shelter in place orders in Plaquemine, officials say

    An ExxonMobil pipeline carrying a highly flammable gas ruptured early Friday in Iberville Parish and forced shelter in place orders for Plaquemine High and a neighborhood south of the school for several hours, parish officials said.

  4. New details emerge about a fire that burned two workers at a Chevron plant in Louisiana

    About 75,000 cubic feet of highly flammable vapor caught fire last month at an Ascension Parish renewable fuels plant as crews were working on equipment that uses hydrogen to treat animal fats and other sources of biofuel, according to reports…

  5. Residents dispose of old TV, appliances, tires during Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day

    Keep Ascension Beautiful, Ascension Parish government and Volunteer Ascension hosted the bi-annual Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day Oct. 5 at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.