All Jefferson Parish Departments will close today July 11 at 12:00pm and will remain closed Friday July 12, 2019 due to possible severe tropical weather reported by the National Weather Service. Jefferson Parish Emergency Operations Management, Drainage Pump Stations staff and Public Works crews are available for the duration of this anticipated weather. Citizens are […]
Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni yesterday hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the Regional Transit Authority’s (RTA) and Jefferson Transit’s (JeT) new partnership — the Regional Ride pilot program. The program grants bus riders all-day access to both RTA and JeT bus lines for $6, without having to buy separate passes. “The City […]
Updated 9/12 @5:00pm: Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn rescinded his controversial ban on Nike products, citing advice of the city attorney and the national controversy his decision sparked as reasons for reversing his stance, during a press conference earlier Wednesday (Sept. 12). Zahn called the press conference amid growing uproar surrounding the city’s controversial policy banning […]
Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn has issued a memorandum demanding that the city recreation department and any booster clubs operating at its facilities no longer purchase or accept delivery of Nike athletic products or any apparel that features the company’s famous logo. The Sept. 5 memo to Recreation Director Chad Pitfield, which is being circulated on […]
Tropical Storm Gordon Advisory Number 9 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072018 1000 AM CDT Tue Sep 04 2018 …OUTER RAINBANDS PRODUCING SQUALLY WEATHER ALONG THE COAST OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE… …GORDON EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT AS A HURRICANE… SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…28.5N 86.8W ABOUT 145 MI…235 KM […]
The non-emergency offices of Jefferson, Orleans, St. Charles and St. Tammany parishes will close Tuesday in anticipation of Tropical Storm Gordon making landfall on the Gulf Coast. Jefferson Parish All Jefferson Parish buildings will close Tuesday at 2 p.m. in order to prepare for the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Gordon. This includes all Parish libraries, all Jefferson Parish Parks […]
Tropical Storm Gordon Intermediate Advisory Number 8A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072018 700 AM CDT Tue Sep 04 2018 …GORDON MOVING STEADILY TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF COAST… …EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT… SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT…1200 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…28.1N 86.2W ABOUT 190 MI…305 KM ESE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER […]
Tropical Storm Gordon Advisory Number 8 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072018 400 AM CDT Tue Sep 04 2018 …GORDON CONTINUES HEADING FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST… …EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT… SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT…0900 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…27.7N 85.7W ABOUT 230 MI…365 KM ESE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAXIMUM […]
President Michael S. Yenni has announced all parish buildings will close at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 in order to prepare for the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Gordon. This includes all Parish libraries and all Jefferson Parish Parks and Recreation activities. Head Start Programs, Archdiocese, and the Jefferson Parish School system WILL […]
Tropical Storm Gordon Advisory Number 7 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072018 1100 PM EDT Mon Sep 03 2018 …GORDON MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO… SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…26.9N 84.3W ABOUT 330 MI…530 KM ESE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…60 MPH…95 KM/H […]
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