Press Releases

LANE CLOSURES: METAIRIE ROAD

Starting Monday, May 29, 2023 at 7 a.m., one eastbound and one westbound lane of Metairie Road between Beverly Garden Drive and Atherton Drive will be closed.

LANE CLOSURE: WALL BOULEVARD

Starting Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 7 a.m., the northbound left lane of Wall Boulevard between Iberia Street and Willowbrook Drive will be closed continuously.

ROAD CLOSURE: MANHATTAN BOULEVARD

The following road closures will take place on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 and Wednesday, May 24, 2023 as part of the $1.85 million project to widen Manhattan Boulevard.

DEPARTMENT OF CODE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF SWEEP

The Jefferson Parish Department of Code Compliance and Enforcement conducted a sweep in Council District 5 on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

GARY ARNOLD EXPLAINS CHATGPT AT FREE SEMINAR AT WEST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY

Gary Arnold, owner of Windhorse Corporation, a publishing and media development company, will discuss a new technology known as ChatGPT at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 11, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.

LOVE, HATE AND THE FIVE SENSES ARE TOPICS OF DISCUSSION AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY SATURDAY WRITERS' CLINIC

Allison Alsup and Brad Richard make presentations at 9:30 a.m., on Saturday, May 20 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie. 

JEFFERSON PARISH TO HOLD HURRICANE PREP PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023 AT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER

Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng will join other parish officials and partners for a press conference on Thursday, June 1, 2023, the official start of the 2023 hurricane season.

JEFFERSON PARISH TO HOST MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY ON FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2023 AT 10 A.M. 

Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, along with other parish officials, will host a Memorial Day Ceremony on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 10 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Square on Veterans Boulevard near Causeway Boulevard (on the neutral ground in front of Lakeside Shopping Center). 

KITTEN YOGA RETURNS TO EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY

Kitten Yoga, a playful class in which patrons work through a yoga class while kittens scamper around the room, will occur again this June and July at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.

JEFFERSON PARISH RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD FOR 30TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Jefferson Parish is the recipient of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 30th consecutive year.