Press Releases
ROAD CLOSURE: WEST METAIRIE AVENUE BETWEEN ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD AND KANSAS AVENUE
Starting Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 9 a.m., the westbound left lane and the westbound U-turn on West Metairie Avenue between Roosevelt Boulevard and Kansas Avenue will be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
PRESENTATION AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY TO FOCUS ON RECENT TRICENTENNIAL TRIP TO EUROPE
Jay Schexnaydre, a long-time member of the Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans, will present highlights of the recent German Coast Tricentennial Tour to Europe at 7 p.m., Monday, March 20, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
HIMELSTEIN AND SHANNON TO DISCUSS THE WORLD OF SELF-PUBLISHING AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Chelsey K. Shannon and Abram Shalom Himelstein of the University of New Orleans Press will discuss all facets of self-publishing at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, March 11, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
NORTH KENNER LIBRARY TO ADJUST HOURS FOR CONSTRUCTION
Effective Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, the North Kenner Library (630 W. Esplanade Ave.), a branch of the Jefferson Parish Library, will be open on a temporarily adjusted schedule as interior renovations continue at the facility.
JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY TO HOST JIGSAW PUZZLE EXTRAVAGANZA
The Jigsaw Puzzle Extravaganza, hosted by the East Bank Regional Library, will occur from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY PATRONS WILL LEARN HOW TO MAKE SAZERACS AND HURRICANES
Elizabeth Pearce, founder and owner of Drink & Learn, will teach participants how to make Sazeracs and Hurricanes at two library presentations – one on the East Bank and one on the West Bank.
CYRIL M. LAGVANEC TALKS ON RUSSIAN-UKRANIAN RELATIONS AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Cyril M. Lagvanec, PhD, the newly appointed curator of the American-Italian Research Library inside the East Bank Regional Library, will give a lecture titled “100 years of Russian-Ukrainian Relations” at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 9.
JEFFERSON PARISH OFFICES CLOSED ON MONDAY, FEB. 20 AND TUESDAY, FEB. 21, 2023, IN OBSERVANCE OF LUNDI GRAS AND MARDI GRAS
All Jefferson Parish Government offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20 and Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in observance of the Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras holiday.
JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY DEMONSTRATIONS FOCUS ON CUCCIDATI COOKIES
Nancy Wilson, author of Mémère’s Country Creole Cookbook: Recipes and Memories from Louisiana’s German Coast, will conduct two sessions for those who want to make cuccidata cookies.
ROAD CLOSURE: CLEARY AVENUE BETWEEN 25TH STREET AND 27TH STREET
Starting Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 7 a.m., the right lane of Cleary Avenue between 25th Street and 27th Street will be closed.