Licensed employee allows Ascension mosquito abatement to take flight

PRAIRIEVILLE - Ascension Parish's fight against mosquitoes is ‘taking off.’ The Parish bought a drone to releases a formula that reduces the amount of flying bugs last year. But it took 6 months for an employee to be certified to fly it.The drone is being used to spray insecticide right after a rainfall, and in areas where trucks and manual sprayers can't reach.“The drone is very efficient, very accurate,” said David Matassa, the Director of Ascension Par