The city of Donaldsonville is asking the Louisiana Attorney General's Office to determine whether a local drainage district is responsible for routine projects within city limits. There was a similar debate in Sorrento a few years ago.

The question concerns the scope of authority for the West Ascension Consolidated Gravity Drainage District, which oversees drainage-related projects and operations on the west bank. The Ascension Parish ordinances state that the district has the power to maintain all drains within its boundaries. Members of both the city and the district’s board say they want to determine if that authority includes ditches within Donaldsonville city limits.

To that end, the Donaldsonville City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday night authorizing the city to

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