Press Releases

ROAD CLOSURE: VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD BETWEEN EDENBORN AVENUE AND HESSMER AVENUE

Starting today, the right lane of westbound Veterans Memorial Boulevard between Edenborn Avenue and Hessmer Avenue will be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Motorists will merge to the available lanes.

ROAD CLOSURE: CLEARVIEW PARKWAY BETWEEN WINDSOR STREET AND SHAW STREET

Starting Monday, April 17, 2023 at 7 a.m., one northbound lane of Clearview Parkway between Windsor Street and Shaw Street will be closed continuously.

JEFFERSON PARISH FINANCE AUTHORITY ELECTS 2023 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS

The Jefferson Parish Finance Authority elected Board of Trustees officers for 2023 at the board meeting held on April 3, 2023 at the Joseph S. Yenni Building.

JEFFERSON PARISH TO HOST PUBLIC MEETING FOR DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2023 ACTION PLAN AND 5 YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR 2023-2027 FOR JEFFERSON HOME CONSORTIUM

The Jefferson Parish Department of Community Development will be hosting a public meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at the Joseph S. Yenni Building, Room 405 (1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., Jefferson, LA 70123) to seek input from the public for the Draft Fiscal Year 2023 Action Plan and 5 Year 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan for the Jefferson HOME Consortium. 

JEFFERSON PARISH DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES CANAL BANK MAINTENANCE MAP

The Jefferson Parish Drainage Department has launched a new Canal Bank Maintenance Map which provides the public with updates on when grass along canal tops and slopes on the East Bank and West Bank is scheduled to be mowed.

JPRD ANNOUNCES 2023 PARC DES FAMILLES SPRAY PARK SCHEDULE

The Parc des Familles Spray Park is now open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

ROAD CLOSURE: CLEARVIEW PARKWAY BETWEEN ARGONNE STREET AND WEST NAPOLEON AVENUE 

Starting Friday, April 14, 2023 at 9 p.m., the southbound left lane and the northbound left lane of Clearview Parkway between Argonne Street and West Napoleon Avenue will be closed continuously.

JEFFERSON PARISH CLOSED FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2023 IN OBSERVANCE OF GOOD FRIDAY

All Jefferson Parish Government offices, including all Jefferson Parish libraries and Jefferson Protection & Animal Welfare Services (JPAWS), will be closed on Friday, April 7, 2023. Programming at Jefferson Parish Parks & Recreation Department (JPRD) parks and playgrounds (not including Lafreniere Park or Parc des Familles) will be suspended on Friday in observance of the Good Friday holiday and will resume normal operations on Saturday, April 8, 2023.

JEFFERSON COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS TO HOST HEAD START BIRTH TO FIVE PROGRAM REGISTRATION OUTREACH EVENTS FOR 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR

Starting tomorrow (April 5, 2023), Jefferson Community Action Programs (JeffCAP) will host Head Start Birth to Five Program Registration Outreach Events to help families register for Head Start and Early Head Start for the 2023-2024 school year.

BOIL WATER ADVISORY LIFTED FOR GRAND ISLE BETWEEN IBERVILLE LANE AND ROSETHORN LANE

In conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health, the Jefferson Parish Water Department is lifting the Boil Water Advisory for the area in Grand Isle between Iberville Lane and Rosethorn Lane based on the analysis of the bacteriological samples collected within the distribution system on March 29, 2023.