COVID-19 Press Releases

SECOND HARVEST FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS SITES OPEN IN JEFFERSON PARISH ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24 & MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020

JEFFERSON, LA – Second Harvest will be distributing food at the Alario Center today, Friday, April 24, from 2-5 p.m. and at LaSalle Park on Monday, April 27, from 1-3 p.m. In addition to food, cloth masks, donated by Hanes Company, will also be distributed.

SECOND HARVEST FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS SITES OPEN IN JEFFERSON PARISH ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24 & MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020

JEFFERSON, LA – Second Harvest will be distributing food at the Alario Center today, Friday, April 24, from 2-5 p.m. and at LaSalle Park on Monday, April 27, from 1-3 p.m. In addition to food, cloth masks, donated by Hanes Company, will also be distributed.

SEVERE WEATHER TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE ALARIO CENTER COVID-19 TESTING SITE ON APRIL 23, 2020

JEFFERSON, LA - Due to the threat of severe weather, the COVID-19 Alario Center testing site will temporarily close on Thursday, April 23, 2020.

JEFFERSON PARISH HOSTS VIRTUAL COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 22, 2020

JEFFERSON, LA – The Jefferson Parish Council will host a virtual meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 10 a.m.

JEFFERSON PARISH HOLDS COVID-19 PRESS CONFERENCE

JEFFERSON, LA – Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, along with other Parish leaders, gathered outside the Joseph S. Yenni building for a press conference on Thursday, April 16, 2020, to provide an update on COVID-19.

JEFFERSON PARISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OPEN FOR CURBSIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION

JEFFERSON, LA – Community centers in Jefferson Parish continue to distribute food curbside to pre-registered residents.

JEFFERSON PARISH COVID-19 UPDATES (WEEK OF APRIL 6 – APRIL 10)

JEFFERSON, LA – Jefferson Parish released the following updates this week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

LOUISIANA ANIMAL ORGANIZATIONS URGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR THEIR PETS

JEFFERSON, LA – Seven leading Louisiana animal shelters are uniting to urge the community to have a plan in place for their beloved companion animals in the wake of COVID-19.

JEFFERSON PARISH EXPANDS ‘MEALS ON WHEELS’ PROGRAM DURING COVID-19

JEFFERSON, LA – The Jefferson Parish Council, in partnership with Second Harvest and Jefferson Council on Aging, will expand the “Meals on Wheels” program to accommodate feeding approximately 500 seniors who are currently on the waiting list to receive food assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic in our community.