Press Releases
JEFFERSON PARISH TO CONDUCT AERIAL SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 AND FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Aerial spraying, in response to mosquito activity, is scheduled to take place on the East and West Banks of Jefferson Parish on Thursday, September 21 and Friday, September 22, 2023, over portions of Harahan, River Ridge, Kenner, Westwego, Avondale, Waggaman, Lafitte/Barataria, and Crown Point, weather conditions permitting.
FREE SESSION AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY TO FOCUS ON PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT OF FENTANYL OVERDOSES
Stop Fentanyl, a community group working to end fentanyl deaths in Jefferson Parish and Louisiana, will host a one-hour training session from 5 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, October 9, 2023 at the East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, LA 70001).
FILMMAKER KEVIN MCCAFFREY TO DISCUSS LATEST DOCUMENTARY AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Kevin McCaffrey, a filmmaker, writer, editor and oral historian based in New Orleans, will discuss his most recent documentary “Eternal Flow: Mississippi River Views,” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at the East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, LA 70001).
ROAD CLOSURE: MANELY AVENUE AT LABARRE ROAD
Starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, Manely Avenue will be closed to all traffic in both directions at Labarre Road.
PAMELA SKEHAN TO DISCUSS HER ARTWORK ON DISPLAY AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Pamela Skehan, an artist whose paintings are on display at the East Bank Regional Library, will discuss her work at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at the branch (4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie).
JEFFERSON PARISH REGISTRAR OF VOTERS ANNOUNCES EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS FOR FALL 2023 ELECTIONS
The Jefferson Parish Registrar of Voters Office is introducing two new temporary early voting sites to add to the five other permanent early voting locations for the upcoming Fall 2023 Gubernatorial Primary and General Elections, set to take place on October 14, 2023 and on November 18, 2023.
JEFFERSON PARISH SEEKING ADDITIONAL EARLY CHILDCARE EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR JEFFCAP’S BIRTH TO FIVE PROGRAM
The Jefferson Parish Community Actions Programs (JeffCAP) is seeking persons or firms interested in providing early childcare education services for the Jefferson Community Actions’ Head Start Birth-to-Five Program.
JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY DEBUTS PARISH-WIDE BEYOND BOOKS: EXPERIENCE PASSES AND THE NORTH KENNER LIBRARY BRANCH OF BEYOND BOOKS: LIBRARY OF THINGS
On Saturday, September 30, 2023, the Jefferson Parish Library will debut its newest Beyond Books initiative, Experience Passes, in conjunction with the launch of the next library branch to take part in Library of Things.
LANE CLOSURE: METAIRIE ROAD BETWEEN BONNABEL BOULEVARD AND ORPHEUM AVENUE
Starting Monday, September 18, 2023, there will be intermittent and alternating lane closures of Metairie Road between Bonnabel Boulevard and Orpheum Avenue daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART CURATOR TO SPEAK ABOUT FASHION AT FRIENDS OF THE JEFFERSON PUBLIC LIBRARY QUARTERLY MEETING
Mel Buchanan, the RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts at the New Orleans Museum of Arts, will present “Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour,” at the quarterly meeting of the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library, at 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.