Press Releases
LANE CLOSURE: JEFFERSON HIGHWAY
Starting Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 9 a.m., the two right lanes of eastbound Jefferson Highway between Central Avenue and Highway Drive will be closed continuously.
LANE CLOSURE: AMES BOULEVARD FROM LAPALCO BOULEVARD TO THE WESTBANK EXPRESSWAY
Starting today (Monday, August 14, 2023), the right lane of southbound Ames Boulevard from Lapalco Boulevard to the Westbank Expressway will be closed daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2023 PIATIGORSKY FOUNDATION CONCERT FEATURES VIOLINIST QING LI AND PIANIST VLADIMIR VALJAREVIC
Violinist Qing Li and pianist Vladimir Valjarevic will perform a concert at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
JEFFERSON PARISH FINANCE AUTHORITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS APPOINTS GENERAL COUNSEL
The Jefferson Parish Finance Authority (JPFA) announced that Heather LaSalle Alexis of Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP was appointed General Counsel.
CYRIL LAGVANEC TO DISCUSS THE ITALIAN INVASION OF ETHIOPIA AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Cyril M. Lagvanec, PhD, curator of the American-Italian Research Library located on the second floor of the East Bank Regional Library, will give a lecture titled “Mussolini’s Invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 7, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
HISTORIAN JOHN MAGILL TO DISCUSS PROHIBITION IN NEW ORLEANS AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
John Magill, retired curator/historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection, will discuss “Prohibition in New Orleans” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
JEFFERSON PARISH AND ATMOS ENERGY TO ASSIST RESIDENTS WITH NATURAL GAS BILLS
The Jefferson Community Action Programs Department (JeffCAP) and ATMOS Energy have partnered to assist Jefferson Parish residents with their natural gas bills during the Share the Warmth Blitz.
JEFFERSON PARISH TO HOST TWO PARKS AND RECREATION JOB FAIR EVENTS
The Jefferson Parish Personnel Department, in conjunction with the Jefferson Parish Parks and Recreation Department (JPRD), will be hosting two informational job fair events for all people interested in learning about job opportunities with JPRD.
JEFFERSON PARISH HOSTS PUBLIC MEETINGS ABOUT UNMET NEEDS ANDRECOVERY PRIORITIES IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE IDA AND SEVERE STORMS
The Jefferson Parish Department of Community Development will host two public meetings to gather citizen input on priority areas in which to spend federal disaster recovery funds as a result of the impacts from Hurricane Ida and the declared disaster events in 2020 and 2021.
JEFFERSON PARISH INTRODUCES RESIDENTIAL RE-ROOFING PERMIT PROCESS FOR UNINCORPORATED AREAS
Effective Saturday, August 5, 2023, a re-roofing permit must be obtained from the Building Permits Department prior to the replacement of 50 percent or more of a roof covering on all one- and two-family dwellings in unincorporated Jefferson Parish.