Ascension Business Report

🔒 GSA Consulting Engineers acquired by North Carolina firm

Gonzales-based GSA Consulting Engineers has been acquired by Raleigh, North Carolina-based engineering firm McKim...

🔒 Ascension council will tonight hear update on proposed construction moratorium

Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment’s proposed 12-month moratorium on all new residential and commercial construction is appearing before the parish council tonight.

🔒 Homebuilders continue to push back at proposed Ascension Parish moratorium

Two weeks after Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment proposed a 12-month development moratorium following...

🔒 More flood control projects in line for federal funding but less than 10% will get money

Local governments around the Capital Region will find out this week which of nearly two dozen flood control projects will receive funding through the Louisiana Watershed Initiative, a state-run flood mitigation program funded with $1.2 billion in federal money.

🔒 Ascension Parish president proposes year moratorium on new construction

In response to an increase in severe weather events that are producing dangerous conditions...

🔒 EATEL to begin offering fiber optics-rich services to EBR residents

With EATEL’s franchise agreement renewal recently approved by the Metro Council, the Gonzales-based telecommunications...

🔒 PAC raising money to promote Ascension sewerage sale to Bernhard company

Proponents of a deal to sell the wastewater treatment system on the east bank...

🔒 Ascension, Livingston parishes reach agreement ending levee lawsuit

Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment and Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks today announced a...

🔒 Great River Industries will move Louisiana office from Gonzales to Geismar

Construction and maintenance services provider Great River Industries will move its Louisiana operations from Gonzales to Geismar as part of plans to expand the company.

🔒 Clay Schexnayder went from racing cars to leading the Louisiana House

Speaker Clay Schexnayder went from winning races in cars to winning races against career...