Ascension Parish Council Regular Meeting — June 4

Ascension Parish Council is set to hold its regular meeting on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Donaldsonville courthouse council chamber, according to the posted agenda and the parish government’s meeting schedule. The meeting is open to the public and falls on the council’s standing first-Thursday slot. Parish government says regular council meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m. Pelican Post published the June 4 agenda on June 2. ### Where and when is the meeting? Thursday’s meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Ascension Parish Courthouse in Donaldsonville, at 300 Houmas Street on the second floor, according to the Ascension Parish government website. The parish’s council page says first-Thursday regular meetings are held in Donaldsonville, while third-Thursday regular meetings are held in Gonzales. Pelican Post’s agenda notice for June 4 lists the location as “ASCENSION PARISH COURTHOUSE-Donaldsonville” and gives the same 6 p.m. start time. That matches the parish’s standing meeting schedule. ### What kind of meeting is this? The Ascension Parish Council is the parish’s governing body, with 11 district members listed on the parish website. The council page identifies the current members by district, including Council Chair and district representatives, and lists Parish President Clint Cointment separately. June 4 is a regular council meeting rather than a special or committee session. That matters because regular meetings are part of the parish’s recurring public calendar and are the main setting for council votes, agenda items, reports and public business. ### Who sits on the council? Ascension Parish’s website lists 11 council districts and members: Oliver Joseph, Joel Robert, Travis Turner, Brett Arceneaux, Todd Varnado, Chase Melancon, Brian Hillensbeck, Blaine Petite, Pam Alonso, Dennis Cullen and Jenn DeFrances. The same page lists Clint Cointment as parish president. Those names matter for residents tracking district representation, sponsorship of ordinances and who may speak or vote on items that appear on the agenda Thursday night. ### What does the posted agenda show? Pelican Post’s June 2 posting identifies the meeting as a “REGULAR MEETING OF THE ASCENSION PARISH COUNCIL” for June 4, 2026, at 6 p.m. in Donaldsonville. The visible portion of the posting shows the agenda beginning with “Call To Order / Invocation and Pledge,” followed by “Roll Call” and the chair’s report. The parish government’s meeting-agenda page says agenda postings for upcoming meetings are typically finalized and posted on the Friday morning before the scheduled meeting, with materials available through the parish forum and agenda pages. Residents looking for the full item list, backup documents or later updates would need to check those parish agenda resources and the Pelican Post notice. ### Why is Pelican Post part of this? Pelican Post published the agenda notice on June 2 as part of its local announcements coverage. The publication often republishes public meeting notices and agenda postings for local government bodies in Ascension Parish. The parish government’s own website separately provides the official standing schedule for council meetings and directs residents to its agendas and minutes pages for current and past materials. Together, those postings establish the time, place and regular-meeting status of Thursday’s session. ### What should residents watch for next? Thursday, June 4, is the next scheduled regular council session at 6 p.m. in Donaldsonville, and the next regular Ascension Parish Council meeting after that would fall on the third Thursday of the month under the parish’s standing schedule. The parish government says third-Thursday regular meetings are held at 6 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex council meeting room in Gonzales. Residents can track updates through the parish council page, meeting-agenda pages and the posted June 4 agenda notice.