For the first time in 50 years, Jefferson Parish officials are considering a massive overhaul of its industrial zoning rules, designed to limit the expansion of heavy industry after years
Gov. Jeff Landry’s push to reform the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board has landed with a thud among some City Council members, who, after tangling with S&WB over the last two years on their own reform efforts, are questioning their exclusion from a task force Landry announced this week.
News this week that the Krewe of Jefferson parade was calling it quits after rolling through Metairie for the last 51 years sent a collective shudder through suburban parade fans.
It details what role every JP department should play in a public-assisted evacuation and how to get the parish's most vulnerable citizens out of harm's way.
After initially receiving a citation and orders to cut down their native wildflower garden, a Metairie couple has reached a compromise with Jefferson Parish code enforcement officials and will be