NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

September 6, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH TRANSIT LAUNCHES

LIFELINE BUS SERVICE

JEFFERSON, LA – Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, September 7, 2021, Jefferson Parish Transit is launching a fare free bus service on limited routes to help residents get access to essential resources such as grocery stores, ice, water and shelters.

The service will run Monday-Sunday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The six routes open are:

E1-Veterans
2 Buses
Start point-Airport
End Point-Cemetery

E2-Airline
2 Buses
Start Point: Old Airport
End Point: Cold storage Road

E3- Kenner Local
1 Bus
Start Point: Coleman Place
End Point: Jefferson @ Knox stop id 745

W1-Avondale
1 Bus - Normal Route
Start Point-Walkertown Terminal
End Point-Fire station @ capital and cathedral

W3-Lapalco
1 Bus - Normal Route-with the exception of going to Downtown New Orleans
Start Point-Wilty Terminal
End of route: Lapalco and Victory Stop ID 845

W10- Huey P Long
1 Bus - Normal Route
Start Point-Walkertown Terminal
End Point-Yenni Building

For more information about Jefferson Transit, visit www.JeffersonTransit.org.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net. Residents can also receive 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