NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

October 27, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CORPS SPOKESPERSON TO LEAD DISCUSSION ABOUT SALTWATER WEDGE AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY

JEFFERSON, LA – Ricky Boyett, Chief of Public Affairs for the United States Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, will discuss the area’s saltwater wedge issue at 7 p.m., Monday, November 13, 2023 at the East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, LA 70001).

This event is free of charge and open to the public.

Saltwater intrusion can affect local water supplies because many public drinking water systems in south Louisiana rely on fresh water from the Mississippi River.

What is a saltwater wedge? Why is it a problem? When will it “go away?” Is it something that will come back in the future? These questions will be explored by Boyett. 

For more information regarding this event, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us. 

The Jefferson Parish Library system consists of 16 locations that stretch from the Lakeshore Branch on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain to the Grand Isle Branch just steps away from the Gulf of Mexico. The library system consists of two large regional libraries and seven branches on each side of the Mississippi River. The East Bank Regional Library (4747 West Napoleon Avenue, Metairie) serves as library headquarters. The Jefferson Parish Library is the second largest system in the state of Louisiana. More than 200 employees work for the Jefferson Parish Library including librarians, administration and support staff. For more information, contact the library at (504) 838-1100 or www.jefferson.lib.la.us.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net. Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on social media (@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777.

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