Ascension Catholic Church ... Although the church's bulletins are published by an outside agency, longtime members of the parish were shocked to see the peculiar advertisement inside.

“Ascension Parish in Chesterfield ... There is no militia.” The June 16 bulletin had been pulled from the church’s website and a retraction statement was posted Wednesday.

GONZALES — A key policy making committee of the Ascension Parish Council signaled Monday that it's ready to support limits on the use of dirt to raise homes and other drainage recommendations ...

Ascension Parish has won a seat on the groundwater commission that oversees the health of the aquifer beneath Baton Rouge, over the objections of some commissioners from East Baton Rouge.