Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng and other officials will hold a hurricane preparedness press conference 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 29 at the Emergency Operations Center.

Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday in southern ... as soon as a water source is available and when it is safe. Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng told reporters earlier Sunday that ...

Jefferson Parish StormPrep 2025 event prepares residents for hurricane season ...

Tropical storm strength winds blew through the metro New Orleans area late Thursday night into early Friday morning, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers in Jefferson Parish ...

More pockets of Jefferson Parish ... after Hurricane Ida cut power to southeast Louisiana. Entergy Louisiana on Saturday released new, more detailed restoration maps, color-coded images similar ...

Jefferson Parish leaders gathered Friday to announce the parish's plan for hurricane season.Hurricane season officially begins on June 1. Forecasters are calling for an extremely active season.

GRETNA, La. — Jefferson Parish Emergency Management Director, Joseph Valiente, said the parish is 'hurricane ready.' Valiente has been keeping a close eye on the Gulf. “It’s very active in ...

Residents of Jefferson Parish, La., are suing the parish for breach of duty in pump operations during Hurricane Katrina. Officials say they were following "doomsday" plans when they evacuated 200 ...

BACK HERE AT HOME, JEFFERSON PARISH IS ALSO HOSTING A HURRICANE RELIEF DRIVE FOR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY HELENE AND FRANCINE. THE PARISH IS TEAMING UP WITH SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK TO COLLECT HOUSEHOLD ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joe Valiente, emergency management director for Jefferson Parish in Louisiana, about damage caused by Hurricane Zeta to the area. People living along the Gulf Coast ...

Sheng said Jefferson Parish has been preparing all year for hurricane season ... a first aid kit, pictures and video of property and medicine. Sheng stressed for residents not to stay in a ...