Press Releases

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. 

JEFFERSON PARISH LAUNCHES NEW, CLOUD-BASED ONLINE RECORDS MANAGEMENT PORTAL

The Jefferson Parish Attorney’s Office has launched a new open records management portal to improve the efficiency and transparency in responding to requests for documents and other public materials.

ROAD CLOSURE: SOUTHBOUND CLEARVIEW PARKWAY AT WEST NAPOLEON AVENUE

Starting Monday, February 13, 2023 at 7 p.m., the right and middle lanes of southbound Clearview Parkway at West Napoleon Avenue will be closed. 

JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR BOND COMMISSION SUPPORT OF PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA’S AVONDALE ACQUISITION 

Today, the Jefferson Parish Council unanimously passed a resolution calling on the State Bond Commission to support a bond request from the Port of South Louisiana to purchase Avondale Global Gateway.

ROAD CLOSURE: WEST METAIRIE AVENUE BETWEEN ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD AND HUDSON STREET

Starting Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 9 a.m., the lane closest to the canal on eastbound West Metairie Avenue between Roosevelt Boulevard and Hudson Street will be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY AND SOFAB JOIN TO HONOR A GIANT OF CULINARY HISTORY

The Jefferson Parish Library and the Southern Food and Beverage Museum are calling all cooks, pastry chefs, and other food artists to create present Edible Book Day on April 1, in which participants create books that are exhibited, documented, and then consumed on the same day.

PIANIST SALVADORE LIBERTO TO PERFORM AT EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY ON MARCH 1

Pianist Salvadore Liberto will perform at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Avenue, Metairie.