Press Releases
LANE CLOSURE: WEST METAIRIE AVENUE
Starting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, the inner westbound lane of West Metairie Ave., between Phlox Ave. and Haring Rd., will be closed. Motorists will merge to the available lane for travel.
ROBERT MANN DISCUSSES THE HOUSE HUEY BUILT AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Robert Mann, the Manship Chair in Mass Communication at Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication, will discuss his new book, Kingfish U, Huey Long and LSU, at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
2023 JEFFERSON PARISH SENIOR CITIZEN EXPOSITION
The 2023 Jefferson Parish Senior Citizen Exposition will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Alario Center (2000 Segnette Blvd., Westwego, LA 70094).
HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED FOR JEFFERSON PARISH
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Jefferson Parish effective today (Wednesday, June 14, 2023).
NOTED SALVADORAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS AUTHOR TO GIVE FREE BILINGUAL READING AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Jorge Argueta, a Salvadoran award-winning poet and author of many highly acclaimed bilingual children's books and short stories, will perform a bilingual storytime at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
JEFFERSON PARISH CLOSED FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2023 IN OBSERVANCE OF JUNETEENTH
In following the State of Louisiana, all Jefferson Parish Government offices will be closed on Friday, June 16, 2023 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.
LANE CLOSURE: AMES BOULEVARD
Both southbound lanes of Ames Blvd., between the Westbank Expressway and 3rd Avenue, are indefinitely closed due to damage on the road caused by Deviney Construction boring new lines for AT&T.
JEFFERSON PARISH HOSTS PUBLIC MEETINGS TO COLLECT INPUT ON REVISED DRAFT INDUSTRIAL ZONING REGULATIONS & PROPOSED ZONING MAP
The Jefferson Parish Planning Department, with the assistance of planning and zoning consulting firm Camiros, will be hosting two public meetings to solicit input on the revised draft industrial zoning regulations, which will update the Parish’s regulations related to industrial zoning districts.
BOIL WATER ADVISORY LIFTED FOR EAST BANK OF JEFFERSON PARISH
In conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health, the Jefferson Parish Water Department is lifting the Boil Water Advisory for the entire east bank of Jefferson Parish based on the analysis of the bacteriological samples collected within the distribution system on June 9, 2023.
BOIL WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR EAST BANK OF JEFFERSON PARISH
In conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the Jefferson Parish Water Department issued a Boil Water Advisory for the east bank of Jefferson Parish on Thursday, June 8, 2023 as a precautionary measure due to a loss of pressure in the distribution system due to repeated power surges and outages at the water treatment plant.