Two arrested on burglary charges amongst other charges Public Information Officer Allison Hudson Help us help you by always locking your vehicles and removing all valuables from the interior of your vehicle.” Sheriff Webre would like to remind citizens to “always be proactive, be vigilant, and most of all be safe. To be eligible for a cash reward, you must contact Crime Stoppers immediately. Video surveillance shows two suspects entering unlocked vehicles and taking items and walking out of the view of the video camera.Īnyone with information on this case is urged to contact the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office at 22 or by texting 847411 to our anonymous tip line from any cellular device or Greater Baton Rouge Crime Stoppers at 225-344-STOP (7867). When deputies arrived on scene, they learned that an unknown male suspect entered a residence through a back door and was immediately confronted by the homeowner and then the suspect fled the area on foot without taking anything.Īs the investigation began it was learned that the two suspects also committed several unlocked vehicle burglaries in the same subdivision and two additional unlocked vehicle burglaries on Oak Path Court in Prairieville. this morning, March 9, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Bluff Oaks subdivision in Prairieville in reference to a burglary of a residence. The largest city in Ascension Parish, Gonzales, is celebrated as the "Jambalaya Capital of the World".Early morning burglary Public Information Officer Allison HudsonĪPSO searching for two suspects wanted in early morning burglaries This is exhibited by the prevalence of the French or Cajun French language heard throughout the parish, as well as the many festivals celebrated by its residents, including the Boucherie Festival, Lagniappe Music and Seafood Festival, Crawfish Festival, and the world-famous Jambalaya Festival.
Trump.Ascension Parish is one of the 22 parishes that make up Acadiana, the heartland of the Cajun people and their culture. Amant by then-presidential candidate, Donald J. 15,000 homes and businesses took on water, mostly in the Galvez-St. Winters in his The Civil War in Louisiana (1963).During the historic 2016 Louisiana Floods, around one-third of all homes in Ascension Parish were flooded. to whatever could be found," explains the historian John D. Union soldiers were accused of "wandering about at will, and helping themselves. Hodges requested soldiers to protect the planted fields from such attacks. Tammany, and Ascension parishes.Planters in Ascension Parish later complained of raids by guerrillas. There were some 1,200 deserters in Livingston, St. Henry Watkins Allen, before he was governor, reported more than eight thousand deserters and draft-dodgers about Bayou Teche. They settled among the Houma Indians who lived in the area.Īmong the projects and plans carried out by Luis de Unzaga 'le Conciliateur' while he was governor of Louisiana between 17 was the promotion of new settlements by Europeans, among them were French Acadians and Malaga in the fertile Mississippi region and more specifically in the Unzaga Post or 'Puesto de Unzaga' that he created in 1771 in Pointe Coupee, the parish of Saint Gabriel in 1773 and Fort Manchac in 1776 the Ascension people occupied land at the confluence of the aforementioned European settlements.During the American Civil War, desertions had been of major concern to the Confederate States Army. It is one of the fastest-growing parishes in the state.Įarly European settlers of the area that was developed as Ascension and Gonzales were, for the most part, of French and Spanish ancestry. The parish was created in 1807.Ascension Parish is part of the Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 107,215.
Some of the cities, towns, and places in Ascension Parish are Aben, Acy, Barmen, Barton, Belle Helene, Bowden, Brignac, Brittany, Brusly McCall, Bullion, Burnside, Cofield, Cornerview, Darrow, Donaldsonville, Duckroost, Duplessis, Dutchtown, Galvez, Geismar, Gonzales, Hillaryville, Hobart, Hohen Solms, Hope Villa, Lake, Lemannville, Little Prairie, Marchand, McElroy, Miles, Modeste, Mount Houmas, Noel, Oak Grove, Palo Alto, Philadelphia Point, Prairieville, Saint Amant, Saint Elmo, Smoke Bend, Sorrento, Southwood, Weber CityĪscension Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Ascension, Spanish: Parroquia de Ascensión) is a parish located in the U.S.