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MAYOR’S CORNER At the beginning of each year, we often find ourselves setting resolutions that will improve our quality of life, better our community, and reach our goals. As we kick off 2024 and embrace this fresh start, I encourage you to set goals for your personal life, professional goals, and for our community. As…

DRAINAGE UPDATES: WHERE DOES ALL THE WATER GO PROJECTS UNDERWAY: HACKETT CANAL REGIONAL PUMP STATION This project, which is currently in design, will build a new pump station on property located at the intersection of the Panama Canal and Hackett Canal. This area regularly has high volumes of stormwater during periods of heavy rainfall, and…

EVENTS TO SPARK THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT GONZALES CITY OF GONZALES | OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Progress OCTOBER 2023 | VOLUME 1, ISSUE 10 FOR MORE NEWS, VISIT GONZALESLA.COM. 1 2 0 S O U T H I R M A B LV D. , G O N Z A L E S , LO U…

ON THE MOVE: TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS Our transportation network is always expanding to keep pace with new commercial and residential developments and investments being made in our community. Gonzales has a number of important projects underway as a result of our planning efforts, public input and ongoing growth, and we are pleased to provide this update…

CLIMATE ACTION & RESILIENCE PLAN What could be more important than maintaining a clean, healthy environment for our- selves and our posterity? This award-winning plan created for the City of Gonzales is our path forward for leaving the world a little better than we found it! A full copy is available on the City website….

PARKS ARE ESSENTIAL TO QUALITY OF LIFE Although Gonzales is a relatively small city, we have a great abundance of parks for our residents to enjoy. Among the many facilities supported in Gonzales are a basketball gym, outdoor basket- ball court, baseball fields, special needs ballpark and playground, tennis courts, swimming pool, kayak launch, dog…

REDEVELOPMENT AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT The City began work on its strategic economic development plan in the fall of 2017. After a series of surveys, focus groups and town hall meetings with the community, we identified priority goals, one of which was to eliminate blight and encourage redevelopment of existing structures. Two of our first targets…

CONWAY VILLAGE & THE RESERVE AT CONWAY The City began rewriting its development code in 2015 to attract upscale developments, including TNDs (Traditional Neighborhood Developments), which feature mixed uses to create a walkable, livable community. The developers of Conway included renowned architect of the Lafayette River Ranch project, Robert Daigle. They presented the City with…

GONZALES WASTEWATER SYSTEM EXPANSION A $15 million dollar investment, the Gonzales Wastewater System expansion remains the largest project the City has undertaken to promote quality of life and economic development. Due to rapid growth, the administration conducted a sewer modeling study which determined that an increase of capacity was needed. PROJECT COMPLETE: March 2020  …

GONZALES CARE CENTER The Gonzales CARE (Community, Activities, Recreation and Education) Center is currently in the design phase. The City has purchased the land and the federal government has granted us $3,000,000 towards its estimated $6,500,000 construction cost. Located off Darla Avenue, behind Trinity A.M.E. Church, near Gonzales Middle School, this facility will have some…

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