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• Ascension Parish residents can bring storm debris to Lamar-Dixon

  September 9, 2021 12:44 PM

  ASCENSION PARISH - Officials in Ascension Parish announced Thursday that parish residents can bring their vegetative storm debris to Lamar-Dixon Expo Center for disposal. This offer is being extended as the contractor working for the parish will not pick up vegetative debris if it is in black plastic bags.... more »

• Free COVID testing available to Ascension residents this Wed-Thurs Play Video

  December 2, 2020 5:37 AM

  ASCENSION PARISH - Ascension Parish residents will have the opportunity to be tested for COVID-19 free of charge on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and Thursday, Dec. 3, according to a news release from Parish President Clint Cointment. The testing, made possible between the parish government and Ochsner Health System, will... more »

• Lamar-Dixon Expo Center now featuring drive-in movies

  October 21, 2020 10:22 AM

  GONZALES - As of Wednesday night, the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center began entertaining audiences with its brand new series of classic drive-in style movie presentations. Ascension Parish officials announced Tuesday that the Center has constructed massive screens in some of its parking lots. Guests can simply pull into a parking... more »

• Parish pothole crushes car, woman's wallet Play Video

  November 1, 2019 6:23 PM

  GONZALES - A woman attending a sporting event at Lamar Dixon hit a pothole in the center's public parking lot. Mary Douget filed a claim with the parish's insurance company only to learn that the parish won't be covering the cost. She was leaving the parking lot near the... more »

• Soccer complex opening soon at Lamar Dixon Expo Center Play Video

  July 18, 2017 8:06 PM

  ASCENSION – A new soccer complex at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center is set to open soon. The Expo Center is one of Ascension Parish's biggest attractions. "It gives you a lot of chances to get away from the everyday busy life over here. It's like you're... more »

• Chemical leak in Ascension Parish contained Play Video

  January 18, 2017 10:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Hazmart crews have contained a hydrochloric acid leak in Ascension Parish, and emergency responders have been working to neutralize the chemical. A hazmat team was called to the scene on Ashland Road near Highway 30. Someone working along the railroad reported the leak coming from a... more »

• Shelter at Lamar Dixon Expo Center closes

  September 16, 2016 4:31 PM

  ASCENSION – Ascension Homeland Security has closed its shelter for flood victims at the Lamar Dixon Center as of Friday morning. The shelter transitioned from being operated by the Red Cross to the parish homeland security office on Monday, Sept. 12. Parish employees met with families to locate them... more »

• Lamar Dixon shelter reopens after parish steps in Play Video

  September 12, 2016 11:24 PM

  GONZALES - People staying at the Lamar Dixon Center shelter following the flood were told they would have to be out by this evening by 4 o'clock. The Red Cross in charge of the shelter told the several dozen still there that it was time to pack their stuff... more »

• Lamar Dixon, River Center shelters to close next week

  September 10, 2016 5:55 PM

  GONZALES – A spokesperson for the Red Cross confirmed that both the Baton Rouge River Center and Lamar Dixon Expo Center shelters will be closed next week. A spokesperson for the Red Cross said the Lamar Dixon shelter will close Tuesday, Sept. 13 and the River Center shelter will... more »