Donaldsonville begins $4.5 million project updating water meters

DONALDSONVILLE — Ascension Parish began replacing more than 2,000 water meters across Donaldsonville Monday to ensure more accurate water readings. The Ascension Parish Water Meter Replacement Project will remove and replace existing manually-read water meters with remotely-read water meters, with work expected to be complete by the spring of 2025.The $4.5 million construction contract for remotely read water meters with data collector units will decrease manpower necessary f