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• Woodlawn High cancels Friday's game against Ascension due to COVID precautions

  November 5, 2020 10:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - According to Robin Fambrough of The Advocate, as of Thursday morning, Woodlawn High School has canceled its Friday, Nov. 6 match against East Ascension High. Fambrough says Woodlawn cited precautions against COVID as the reason for the cancellation, explaining that contact tracing involving a positive case... more »

• East Ascension High students return to class after suspected gas leak

  January 30, 2020 10:12 AM

  ASCENSION PARISH - Sources with East Ascension High School say the school was evacuated early Thursday morning, around 8:55 a.m., when a gas leak was discovered. The leak was the result of a broken pipe, which was quickly repaired. Around 10:30 a.m. Ascension Public Schools released a statement... more »

• Parents demand answers after disabled child breaks leg at school Play Video

  November 22, 2016 6:36 PM

  GONZALES- The parents of a disabled child are demanding answers over her injury. She fell at East Ascension High School this month and broke her leg. Her parents claim they were not notified of the incident. The school system confirmed there was an accident at East Ascension High School this... more »

• Rival high schools bonded after flood during joint pep rally Play Video

  October 13, 2016 10:19 PM

  GONZALES - Students from East Ascension and St. Amant High School is letting their rivalry be heard, as they come together for a joint pep rally 2 months after the flood. Outside the Lamar Dixon Expo Center, it is not hard to tell, Ascension Parish families are still struggling. Many... more »

• Women behind graduation ceremony brawl released from jail

  May 18, 2016 8:46 AM

  GONZALES - The four women arrested in connection with a brawl that started during a recent graduation ceremony at East Ascension High School have been released from jail without posting bond, according to online records. 17-year-olds Destiney Thompson and Delencia Williiams, 18-year-old Rodneisha Patterson and 20-year-old Travonshay Mills were... more »

• Judge refuses to set bond for women, girls charged in graduation fight

  May 16, 2016 3:01 PM

  GONZALES - A judge refused to set bail Monday for two women and two girls who were arrested following a fight that broke out during last week’s graduation ceremony at East Ascension High School. Judge Alvin Turner Jr. of the 23rd Judicial District Court called the females’ involvement in... more »

• Police arrest "infamous" purse-swinger in viral video

  May 13, 2016 2:30 PM

  GONZALES - Police in Gonzales have arrested a fourth woman in connection with a brawl at a high school graduation ceremony earlier this week. Travonshay Mills, 22, was arrested Friday evening for the brawl that erupted at East Ascension High School’s graduation ceremony Wednesday night . Gonzales Police say... more »

• Police look to ID culprits behind East Ascension HS graduation fight Play Video

  May 12, 2016 11:44 AM

  GONZALES - Police in Gonzales are reviewing cell phone video in hopes of identifying the individuals behind a fight that erupted at the East Ascension High School graduation. Authorities said students were not involved in the conflict, which was comprised of family members or friends who were watching from... more »