Press Releases
ROAD CLOSURE WEST ESPLANADE AVENUE
JEFFERSON, LA – Starting Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 7:00 a.m., both eastbound lanes of W. Esplanade Ave. will be closed at Cleary Ave.
JEFFERSON PARISH PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR EMERGENCY RENT AND MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
JEFFERSON, LA – Jefferson Parish Community Action Programs (JeffCAP) and Jefferson Parish Department of Community Development will assist eligible residents of Jefferson Parish with applications for emergency rent and mortgage assistance on Saturday, August 1, 2020 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., or until funds have been expended, at the Oakdale Playground Gymnasium, 650 Wall Blvd., Gretna, LA.
ROAD CLOSURE LAPALCO BOULEVARD
JEFFERSON, LA - Starting Thursday, July 30, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., all lanes of Lapalco Blvd. in both directions will be closed at the Lapalco Bridge over Bayou Segnette.
DEPARTMENT OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND HAZARD MITIGATION ANNOUNCES ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR RLAA
The Department of Floodplain Management and Hazard Mitigation announces the annual progress report for the Jefferson Parish Repetitive Loss Area Analysis (RLAA).
JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS HOSTS COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL STORM WATER MANAGEMENT VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS
JEFFERSON, LA – The Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs will hold a series of virtual workshops to help educate businesses and industries on storm water management in Jefferson Parish, thanks to funding provided by a sub-grant from the UNO Research and Technology Foundation.
JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY CREATES ARCHIVE TO DOCUMENT CORONAVIRUS EXPERIENCES
JEFFERSON, LA –The Jefferson Parish Library has launched the JPL Coronavirus Chronicles as a way for parish residents to document their feelings and thoughts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
JEFFERSON PARISH PARTNERS WITH OCHSNER HEALTH TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FREE MOBILE COVID-19 TESTING
JEFFERSON, LA – Jefferson Parish, in partnership with Ochsner Health, has announced additional days for COVID-19 mobile testing throughout the Parish.
WATER SERVICE RESTORED TO THE TOWN OF GRAND ISLE
JEFFERSON, LA – Water service has been restored to the town of Grand Isle.
JEFFERSON PARISH WORKS TO RESTORE WATER TO GRAND ISLE
JEFFERSON, LA – Jefferson Parish is working to restore water after a vessel hit and severed the water line from Lafitte to Grand Isle yesterday.
JEFFERSON PARISH MONITORING TROPICAL DEPRESSION #8 - Residents Encouraged to Prepare for Possible Heavy Rain
JEFFERSON, LA – Tropical Depression #8 is drifting west-northwest in the central Gulf of Mexico and is expected to slowly strengthen until landfall on the Texas coastline, where a tropical storm watch is in effect.