Press Releases
HISTORIAN MIKI PFEFFER DISCUSSES THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AUTHOR GRACE KING AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Miki Pfeffer, Visiting Scholar of History at Nichols State University in Thibodeaux, will discuss the life and times of author Grace King, at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 13, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
SPORTS AUTHORITY DERBY GISCLAIR TALKS ABOUT LOUISIANA'S ILLUSTRIOUS HORSE RACING HISTORY AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Derby Gisclair, a specialist in sports history in the New Orleans area, will discuss the state’s horse racing past at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.
CYRIL LAGVANEC DISCUSSES SITUATION IN SUDAN AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY
Cyril M. Lagvanec, PhD, the curator of the American-Italian Research Library located on the second floor of the East Bank Regional Library, will give a lecture on the conflict in Sudan at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 16.
LANE CLOSURE: RIVERSIDE DRIVE
On Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., weather permitting, one westbound lane of Riverside Dr., between Ren Pass Ave. and Crislaur Ave., will be closed.
JEFFERSON PARISH TO HOST HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COLLECTION EVENT ON SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2023
The Department of Environmental Affairs; a Keep American Beautiful affiliate and in partnership with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office LASER Division, E3 OMI and the John. A Alario, Sr. Event Center, will be hosting a Household Hazardous Materials (HHM) event on Saturday, June 3, 2023, to collect from Jefferson Parish residents.
CLOSURE: RAILROAD CROSSING ON SHREWSBURY ROAD
On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., weather permitting, the railroad crossing on Shrewsbury Rd. will be closed.
LANE CLOSURES: VETERANS BOULEVARD
Starting tomorrow, Sunday, May 7, 2023, westbound lanes of Veterans Blvd., between Severn Ave. and Bonnabel Blvd., will be closed.
COUNCILWOMAN JENNIFER VAN VRANCKEN UNVEILS HENRY SHANE SCULPTURE TRAIL
Jefferson Parish Councilwoman Jennifer Van Vrancken, Jefferson Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Jefferson Parish Officials announced the official naming of The Henry Shane Sculpture Trail as part of The Severn Avenue Improvement Project Ribbon Cutting on Thursday Afternoon (May 4, 2023).
JEFFERSON PARISH TO RECOGNIZE DRINKING WATER WEEK 2023
The Jefferson Parish Water Department and partners throughout North America are celebrating Drinking Water Week, a decades-long tradition led by the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
JEFFERSON PARISH WATER DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT CONTROLLED WATER PRESSURE TESTING FOR THE TOWN OF GRAND ISLE
The Jefferson Parish Department of Water is preparing for a major infrastructure improvement project at the Cheniere Station in Grand Isle.