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City of Donaldsonville receives $20 million natural gas infrastructure federal grant
The City of Donaldsonville and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration held a ceremony at the Lemann Memorial Center in Donaldsonville the afternoon of May 17 to officially announce investments in energy infrastructure for several Louisiana communities. Local, state and federal officials, including U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), attended...
Donaldsonville City Council Committee of the Whole agenda (Monday)
DONALDSONVILLE COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA. MONDAY, MAY 20, 2024 | 5:30 P.M. The Donaldsonville Council of the City of Donaldsonville will hold a City Council COTW meeting on Monday, May 20, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. to be held in Council Chambers, 609 Railroad Avenue, Donaldsonville, Louisiana to discuss the following:
Baton Rouge severe weather: Multiple rounds of storms Thursday through Saturday
8:00PM UPDATE: A Watch has been issued for portions of our area until 3 AM for all of Southeastern Louisiana. This includes cities such as Baton Rouge, Gonzales, New Roads, and New Orleans. A few tornadoes and severe wind gusts (60-75mph) will be possible with a broken squall like as...
Blood center sees critically low supply following recent storms
HAMMOND, La. (WAFB) - A blood center is asking for donations due to a critically low supply of Type O blood. According to The Blood Center, Type O blood fell below critically low levels following recent severe weather that impacted parts of Louisiana. “We need three to four days’ worth...
Tornado confirmed in St. James as southeast Louisiana recovers from wind damage, power outages
NEW ORLEANS — UPDATE: For the latest on power restoration parish by parish click here. The first of what are expected to be at least three rounds of storms between late Thursday and Saturday at noon struck late Thursday night, knocking out power to 65,000 in the metro area, primarily in Jefferson Parish and Tangipahoa, according to Entergy's power map. Cleco showed over 9,000 customers without power in St. Tammany.
CALENDAR: Upcoming Ascension Parish events
The festival association has released the 2024 event and band schedule on its website and Facebook page. The annual Memorial Day event will be May 27 at Louisiana Square in Donaldsonville. The event starts at 10 a.m. and will be presented by American Legion 98 and VFW 3766. A parade...
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