Ambulance service to Catahoula has been restored
AT MONDAY night’s Police Jury meeting, President Rodney Sones signed a one year contract with American Medical Response (AMR) for parish wide ambulance service. This comes after the December 7, 2024 public vote to rededicate the use of a 1% tax levy to allocate the revenue for garbage collection and disposal, roads and bridges, and emergency services throughout the parish.
NEWFIRE trucks donated to Jonesville Fire Department from Ascension Parish. Pictured left to right are: Stephen Mophett; Chief Billy Wiley, Catahoula Parish Dist. #2; Chief Michael Bennett, Jonesville; Chief/Chairman James LaBlanc, Ascension Parish Fire Dist. #1; Leo Grave, Josh Wingerted, Ascension firefighters, and Chief Ethan House, Catahoula Parish Dist. #3. (Photo courtesy of Dean Smith, Ascension Fire Department.)
“The Jonesville Fire Protection District and other Catahoula Fire Departments want to express our thanks and appreciation for the most generous donation of these fire fighting trucks from Ascension Parish District #1 to our departments. It is our intent to improve our fire fighting and rescue capabilities with the addition of these trucks to our fleets,” said Jonesville Fire Chief Michael B...
