NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

April 19, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH ISSUES BOIL WATER ADVISORY FOR LOWER LAFITTE
Boil Water Advisory is due to a contractor that hit the water main

JEFFERSON, LA – The Jefferson Parish Water Department, in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health, is issuing a Boil Water Advisory for areas of Lower Lafitte on Jean Lafitte Boulevard located South of Shipyard Street on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish due to low pressure in the distribution system caused by a contractor boring a gas line that damaged the water main. Customers will need to boil their water as a precaution until this boil water advisory has been rescinded.

What should residents do?

All residents are urged not to drink the water without boiling or disinfecting it first. Boiled, disinfected, or bottled water should be used for drinking, ice making, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and in food preparation until further notice. Boil the water for one full minute in a clean container. The one minute starts after the water has been brought to a rolling boil. The flat taste can be eliminated by shaking the water in a bottle or pouring it from one container to another.

OR

Disinfect the water by thoroughly mixing 1/8 teaspoon of unscented, liquid chlorine laundry bleach with one gallon of water and letting it stand for at least 30 minutes prior to consumption.

People with severely compromised immune systems, infants, and some elderly may be at increased risk and should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.

This boil water advisory will remain in effect until rescinded by the Jefferson Parish Water Department or the Louisiana Department of Health. Bacteriological samples from the distribution system will be collected and analyzed to assure the water meets potable water standards.

Please share this information with all other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses).

For additional information about this advisory, please contact the West Bank Water Treatment Plant at (504) 349-5080 or Jefferson Parish Water Quality Laboratory at (504) 838-4305.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.jeffparish.net. Residents can also recieve regular updates by following the Parish on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777.

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Jefferson Parish Public Information Office 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 1002 Jefferson, LA 70123

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Gretchen Hirt Gendron, PIO