Ascension Public Schools, the Ascension Chamber of Commerce, the Donaldsonville Chamber of Commerce, and the Ascension Economic Development Corporation hosted area businesses and dignitaries last Tuesday, April 2 at Sno’s Restuarant in Gonzales, Louisiana to discuss Work Ready Ascension.
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Ready to Work: River Parishes Community College already training students for new Hyundai steel plant
March 26, 2025
WAFB-TV showcases River Parishes Community College in the Work Ready Community at Ascension Parish. In an exclusive interview, Chancellor Quintin Taylor explained how RPCC played a major role in Donaldsonville securing automaker Hyundai’s first low-carbon steel plant in the nation.
NOLA Region Awarded $5.75 Million Infrastructure Grant
August 21, 2024
The Greater New Orleans Infrastructure Partnership (GNOIP) – a collaborative effort led by Delgado Community College in partnership with Northshore Technical Community College, Nunez Community College, River Parishes Community College, and Greater New Orleans, Inc. – has been awarded $5.75 million by the Department of Labor’s Strengthening Community College initiative.
Louisiana high school, training program aims to bring path from poverty to the people
March 12, 2024
A collaboration between the Ascension Parish School Board and River Parishes Community College hopes to begin to reverse poverty trendlines. The college and school system have renovated a previously unused wing of Donaldsonville High School into a technical training center for the school's students and, in the evenings well after students leave, into a high school equivalency and job readiness training center for the city's adults.
Ascension Parish takes WRC inspiration to the highway
April 27, 2021
Ascension Parish in Louisana installed a highway billboard recently promoting the local workforce in its Work Ready Community. Click the headline to see the image posted on LinkedIn.
