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Upon the termination the employee was arrested by Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office.Īt no time was the public in danger. The Parish President immediately authorized the termination of the employee. An investigation was immediately initiated and the administration unfortunately determined the report was credible. On March 22, 2023, parish government was informed that an employee at the Donaldsonville water plant urinated in the water supply. Today, I amĮxtremely disappointed to be sharing the results of an employee disciplinary action.
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Read the full statement from the parish president's office below. All water samples taken to date are in good standing and meet all safe water drinking requirements," Cointment said in a statement announcing Mastin's firing.

Though parish officials wouldn't be informed of what happened until days later, Ascension President Clint Cointment said the contamination did not pose a threat to the community. The video then shows him standing on a platform over the water for about a minute and a half before he walks back over to the camera and moves it back to its original position. Video shared by parish officials showed Mastin walking up to a surveillance camera and adjusting it so that his lower body and the water were just out of frame. The incident happened March 19 at the parish's water plant in Donaldsonville. He was arrested on two counts of contaminating water supplies and two counts criminal damage to a critical infrastructure. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office identified the worker as 57-year-old Michael Mastin of Baton Rouge. DONALDSONVILLE - A parish worker has been fired and faces criminal charges after he apparently urinated in the water supply at an Ascension water plant.
