The low-lying portions of the state face rising water from the disappearing coast and more frequent heavy rainfall from hurricanes and seasonal storms that outpace the ability of local drainage ...

Brand new security measures are being rolled out for Carnival celebrations in Jefferson Parish, as safety is a top concern ...

METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) — Carnival season is underway in the Greater New Orleans area, which means Jefferson Parish is gearing up for Family Gras. The free, three-day event is returning to Metairie ...

Each year, thousands of Christmas trees are donated by Jefferson Parish residents and repurposed to combat coastal erosion. Volunteers gather to place the trees in the Barataria Basin, where they ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Tuesday was the 200th birthday of Jefferson Parish, and celebrations are in order. In the morning, Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, parish councilmembers and ...

Old Jefferson neighbors are still putting up ... up to 430,000 gallons of rainwater as it funnels through the parish drainage system. Bonano said he'd set aside funds for a traffic study as ...

This week marks the bicentennial of Jefferson Parish, which was established by the Louisiana Legislature 200 years ago this week. On Feb. 11, 1825, Gov. Henry S. Johnson signed into law ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — The heart of this year’s Super Bowl may be in downtown New Orleans, but having it there requires arteries like Jefferson Parish. “New Orleans gets all the national ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Jefferson Parish residents are urged to conserve water on Thursday, officials said in a release. The notice alerts customers to minimize water usage in order to avoid a ...

Jefferson Parish has much to share with visitors in regards to retail, excursions, and top notch dining experiences, and with over 10,000 hotel rooms and state-of-the-art practice and rehearsal ...

“Right when the storm hit and we were devastated, if I had waited on the state, or Jefferson Parish to clean their roads, clean their ditches that were blocking our drainage with historical rain ...