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The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) is investigating an incident that initiated in the area of Dutchtown Primary, Middle, and High schools and quickly moved toward Airline Highway. At the request of APSO, Prairieville Middle School (PVM) went into lockdown as they searched for suspects.

The suspects were apprehended quickly, and the lockdown at PVM was lifted. Our Dutchtown area schools were not advised by APSO to go into lockdown as the suspects quickly moved out of the proximity of those schools.

Ascension Public Schools Superintendent David Alexander announces his decision not to renew his contract after June 30, 2023. Alexander made the announcement at tonight's Ascension Parish School Board Meeting.

Over the past two months, students at five primary schools in Ascension Public Schools participated in the Seed Survivor Mobile Classroom, a program that educates students in grades 3-5 about the importance of agriculture. 

Three students from Ascension Public Schools are currently enrolled in a competitive program known as the Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge, or YEA BR. Miah Brown, a senior at St. Amant High School; Lilian Tepper, a junior at Dutchtown High School; and Jayla Walker, a senior at Donaldsonville High School were selected from a pool of applicants in the Greater Baton Rouge Area. 

Donaldsonville High School will have an early release at 12:45 p.m. today due to the ongoing power outage.