WE ARE EXACTLY TWO HOURS AWAY NOW FROM THE START OF HURRICANE SEASON, AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT IT WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE.

Jefferson County invests in drainage projects and emergency training to prepare for hurricane season and reduce flood risks.

Jefferson Parish's proactive approach to emergency management, demonstrated through annual training exercises, ensures the community remains prepared for disasters. The parish has consistently ...

The Jefferson Parish Emergency Management Department is working closely with the National Weather Service and will provide updates if local conditions worsen. Residents are advised to monitor ...

"We have been persistent on our calls with Jefferson Parish Emergency Management, and our own Emergency Operations team has met with state and federal agencies within city limits to prove Kenner ...

“Image is very important to how the public perceives a chief executive responding to a storm, even though the reality is folks in emergency management ... Airport by Jefferson Parish President ...

This is something we take very seriously, and it couldn’t be done without the help of everyone involved,” said Jefferson Parish Emergency Management Director Joe Valient.

and Jefferson Parish Emergency Services to minimize environmental damage resulting from an allision between a tow vessel and a wellhead in the Barataria Waterway, which occurred at approximately 1 ...

Here’s how many storms there could be. Jefferson Parish emergency management director Joe Valiente says, in the past year, his department increased the parish’s fuel capacity. “We went from ...

Jefferson Parish Director of Emergency Management said. Parish President Sheng said residents in a raised homes should run their faucets as those homes are more susceptible to freezing.

(WAFB) - Ascension and Jefferson parishes will receive a combined $3,011,590 in Hurricane Ida relief from the Federal Emergency Management ... go to the Ascension Parish School Board and $ ...

Officials in neighboring Jefferson Parish said shortly after the storm ... storms tore down trees and power lines, emergency management officials said, and the weather prompted Mississippi State ...