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Power restored in Jefferson Parish
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Nearly 6,000 customers were without power in Jefferson Parish on Tuesday afternoon. According to Entergy's outage map, 6,393 customers are impacted by the outage. Power was restored around 8 p.m. The outage was near Veterans Boulevard and Interstate 10. "We are aware of an outage...
Entergy has restored all power in Jefferson Parish
KENNER, La. — Entergy New Orleans has restored all power for customers in Jefferson Parish near the airport. More than 6,000 customers were without power in Kenner north of I-10 around 4 p.m. JP Councilman at Large, Scott Walker posted to his facebook satting a substation personnel located a...
Police chase ends in crash – JPSO vehicle hit
METAIRIE, La. — A police chase ended in a crash involving Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office units on Monday. The pursuit ended near the corner of Quincy Street and Transcontinental Drive in Metairie, La. According to the JPSO, the pursuit began after the driver allegedly refused to pull over during...
Chase ends in crash involving JPSO units in Metairie
METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - A high-speed chase in Metairie on Monday, July 1, ended after a crash involving Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office vehicles. Deputies spotted a driver around 11:30 a.m. wanted in an earlier investigation near Independence Street and El Dorado Street. As deputies attempted to pull him over,...
Old Haynes Academy School property appraises for $12.3M
METAIRIE, La. — Once a bustling school in Old Metairie, all that’s left of Haynes Academy now are people’s memories of it. “It was wonderful,” Haynes Academy Alumni and longtime Old Metairie Resident Muffin Balart said. “I had the best teachers, and they lived in the neighborhood.”
Deputies use Taser after Metairie man crashes into 3 cars during chase, sheriff's office says
A Metairie man was arrested Monday afternoon after crashing into two deputy vehicles during a chase, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a man wanted in connection with “an earlier investigation” at Independence and El Dorado streets at about 11:30 a.m. Monday when he refused to pull over, JPSO Capt. Jason Rivarde said in an email.
Urban League of Louisiana apprenticeship program gets $1.2M in federal funding
Cameron Bernard, 24, was trying to plan for his future with few high-paying opportunities for work when he heard about the cybersecurity apprenticeship program run by the Urban League of Louisiana. Through the Urban League's Career Pathways Program, within a year, Bernard, of Jefferson Parish, will have the training and...
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrest man involved in a car chase with two JPSO cars
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — A chase in Jefferson Parish ended in a crash involving two Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office cars and an uninvolved person's car, police say. Police say the chase began after they tried conducting a traffic stop and the driver refused to pull over. The driver...
Suspect crashes after JPSO pursuit in Metairie
A police pursuit in Metairie ended with a car crash on Transcontinental Drive near Veteran Memorial Boulevard. Deputies say the chase started when a driver refused to pull over for a traffic stop related to an earlier investigation.
Avondale resident cited for illegal alligator harvest in Jefferson Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited an Avondale resident for an alleged alligator hunting violation on June 25 in Jefferson Parish. Agents cited Michael Owens, 53, for taking an alligator during a closed season. LDWF agents received information about the illegal harvest of an alligator in...
The Vietnamese Impact on Jefferson Parish’s Seafood Industry
In Jefferson Parish, seafood is much more than an industry or an economic driver — it’s a way of life. From the serene coastal waters of Grand Isle to the busy banks of Lake Pontchartrain, the underwater bounty collected by fishermen is a testament to the region’s biodiversity, and that diversity extends to the fishermen themselves.
Updating Metairie’s Fat City
All along the west side of Lakeside Shopping Center in Jefferson Parish, the largest and busiest mall in the Greater New Orleans region, sits approximately 100 acres of land in Jefferson Parish known as “Fat City.” Its footprint is bordered by Veterans Memorial Boulevard to the south, West Esplanade Avenue to the north, Division Street to the west and Severn Avenue to the east.
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