NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

May 18, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

JEFFERSON, LA – 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.

This press conference will provide an opportunity for Jefferson Parish leaders to inform citizens about the preparedness measures that the parish and partner agencies have taken; and to encourage all citizens to prepare now to protect their family, friends and property in the event of a major storm or hurricane this year.

The press conference will be open for media and officials only to attend in-person. It will take place at 11 a.m. inside the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Media Room (2nd floor), 910 3rd St., in Gretna.

The public is encouraged to tune in live on JPTV (Channel 6 on Cox and Channel 99 on AT&T Uverse), the Jefferson Parish website at http://www.jeffparish.tv/pages/live or the Jefferson Parish Facebook page at www.facebook.com/jeffersonparishgov.

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