Parish redistricting was completed and accepted by the courts in August 2011. Multiple candidates qualified in many of the Parish Council races in September.
Members of Concerned Citizens actively participated in many of these races. All races were decided on October 22nd except the Council District 4 seat, which had a run-off on November 19th. Because four councilmen ran unopposed, there were only seven races. It is encouraging to have four new councilmembers. The following are the members of the Ascension Parish Council which were sworn in on January 2nd for a four year term:
Council District 1 Oliver Joseph
Council District 2 Kent Schexnaydre
Council District 3 Travis Turner (new member)
Council District 4 Dan "Doc" Satterlee (new member)
Council District 5 Dempsey Lambert
Council District 6 Randy Clouatre (ran unopposed)
Council District 7 Chris Loar (ran unopposed)
Council District 8 Terri Casso (new member)
Council District 9 Todd Lambert (ran unopposed)
Council District 10 Bryan Melancon (new member)
Council District 11 Benny Johnson (ran unopposed)
Concerned citizens will continue to follow the Council and are hopeful that they will strive to put the community first in all decisions.
The first scheduled meeting will be this coming Thursday, January 5th, at 6:00 p.m. in Donaldsonville.
