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. 7700 PENNS GROVE ROAD, SUMMERFIELD, NC Fugitive Warrant for Guiford County Sheriff’s Office 14:108 RESISTING AN OFFICER BY REFUSING IDENTITY (MISD) OPHELIA M THOMPSON 47 639 MOCKINGBIRD LANE, ST. 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. Thank you for taking the time to read our report and for your support of the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office.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. We are committed to operating with transparency and inform the public about the work we do to serve and protect.
You will find changes and updates implemented to improve response time and services provided, accomplishments, community outreach, and our budgetary details.
ASCENSION PARISH SHERIFF BOOKINGS UPDATE
Our 2022 Special Report is intended to provide our community with an agency status update and an overview of the work we have accomplished in the last three. We are committed to building on our successes, remaining tactically driven, utilizing the latest technologies and best practices to provide an even safer future.
With public safety as our primary objective, I am confident that the dedication and commitment of our deputies and entire agency have and will continue to make Ascension Parish a safe place to raise your families, live and work. Our community has faced many adversities over the last several years, including record-breaking hurricane seasons, the COVID-19 pandemic, and countless other challenges that have required our deputies to work longer hours in the face of suffering and strife. Our successes are recognized at the national level – and we are proud to serve you as one of only four nationally accredited law enforcement agencies in Louisiana. As a fully staffed sheriff’s office, we are able to provide the highest quality public safety and support to our community which is a result of a veteran work force and effective law enforcement training for our team members. I am extremely proud of our hardworking deputies and our organization-wide dedication to success.
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