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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…

PLANNING FOR SUCCESS Over the next several months, we plan to share some of the important initiatives that have been going on to improve the quality of life for our community. We invite you to share your thoughts with us so that we can continue to make great strides. We are proud that we have…

Please be advised that the adoption of the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code will go into effect on January 1, 2023. These codes consist of the 2021 International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Existing Building Code, International Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, and the 2020 edition of the National Electrical…

Eye on Water is a free program showing area residents not only their water usage information, but it also provides alerts of any detected water leaks. It’s a marvelous tool to not only save money on water bills, but also to prevent possible damage if leaks go unnoticed. The Utilities Department at the City of…

We’d like to remind everyone that the City of Gonzales Fire Department provides emergency ambulance service 24 hours per day throughout the City of Gonzales. City residents have no out of pocket expenses for using the city ambulance service. Be sure to dial 911 if you have an emergency.  

Mayor Barney Arceneaux declared a state of emergency on Saturday, August 22, due to the dual storms and their possibility of hurricane status that are threatening Louisiana. The declaration will be filed with the Clerk of Court’s office on Monday morning. As of Sunday night, it appears that the impact on the Gonzales area for Marco…

The Louisiana Watershed Initiative will have a virtual meeting on July 28th from 2:00 to 4:30 pm to discuss flood risk and vulnerabilities in Region 7 (East of the MS, across the Northshore, to the Bonnet Carre Spillway). If you would like to listen in, you can register by clicking here.

The City of Gonzales is now giving out sandbags to City residents at the City Maintenance Barn located at 2919 S. Darla Avenue. Each person picking up sandbags must have a drivers license with a City of Gonzales address. We will deliver sandbags to residents of the City of Gonzales that are unable to pick…

President Clint Cointment, Council Chairwoman Teri Casso, Mayor Barney Arceneaux, Mayor Mike Lambert, Mayor Leroy Sullivan, and Sheriff Bobby Webre issue joint statement on wearing masks. In response to increasing numbers of infections in the area, Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment announced today that the Parish is strongly encouraging people to wear face masks or…

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