Jefferson Parish

Harvey woman supplied fentanyl before an overdose, police say. Now she faces murder charge

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
2 hrs ago

Westwego police arrested a Harvey woman accused of supplying the drugs that led to a man's fatal overdose.?

Jefferson Parish plans to build its own pipelines to avoid salt water in Mississippi

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
16 hrs ago

Less than four weeks before salt water is estimated to reach the intakes for their treatment plants, Jefferson Parish officials said Friday they have received approval to lay pipelines upstrea…

WATCH: Jefferson Parish gives update on saltwater emergency

Staff report
19 hrs ago

Jefferson Parish is holding a press conference Friday afternoon to update residents on the saltwater intrusion.?

Jefferson Parish deputies chase suspect into New Orleans, 1 arrested

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
19 hrs ago

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies have arrested at least one person after a pursuit that ended with a crash in Orleans Parish on Friday afternoon, authorities said.?

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3 face murder charges after ex-boyfriend broke in, shot man in Marrero home

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
21 hrs ago

A New Orleans man accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's Marrero home before shooting and killing a man he saw sleeping in her bed was indicted Thursday with second-degree murder, accord…

Jennifer Van Vrancken shelves multi-million dollar Fat City project until after Oct. 14 election

BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer
Sep 29, 2023

Jefferson Parish Council member Jennifer Van Vrancken has shelved an ambitious proposal to build a multi-million dollar co-working space in Fat City, saying she wants to wait until her success…

Chick-fil-A gets OK for a new location in Metairie. Here are the details.

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Sep 29, 2023

Chicken sandwich and nugget lovers of Jefferson Parish rejoice: Jefferson Parish Council gave the final greenlight for the planned Chick-fil-A in Metairie.

Here's what the New Orleans airport's new flyover ramp will be called

By DREW BROACH | Staff writer
Updated 19 hrs ago

The Louisiana Legislature picked a name for the new I-10 ramp to the New Orleans airport.?

New exit to the New Orleans airport opens Friday. Here's what you need to know.

By DREW BROACH | Staff writer
Sep 28, 2023

It's part of $125 million project to speed vehicular traffic to and from 2019 passenger terminal

Hazmat team responds to diesel spill from damaged tank on Airline Drive in Kenner

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Sep 28, 2023

Local and state authorities have shut down a lane of eastbound Airline Drive in Kenner on Thursday morning while responding to a diesel fuel spill, police said.?

A Sidney Torres-funded ad targeting a Jefferson Parish candidate can't air, judge says

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Sep 28, 2023

A Jefferson Parish judge has issued a temporary restraining order against an attack ad paid for by trash magnate Sidney Torres IV that targets a Parish Council candidate.?

Power restored in east Metairie area Wednesday night, Entergy outage map shows

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Updated Sep 27, 2023

More than 5,000 customers in Metairie were out of power Wednesday, according to Entergy New Orleans' outage map.?

Strip mall slated for Jean Lafitte temporary town hall was owned by mayor, partners

BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer
Updated Sep 28, 2023

A month before Hurricane Ida devastated Jean Lafitte, Mayor Timothy Kerner, Jr. and several business partners purchased a long-neglected strip mall in the center of town.

18-year-old booked with murder in Terrytown Waffle House shooting

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Updated Sep 27, 2023

Two and a half months after an Algiers man was gunned down in the parking lot of a Terrytown Waffle House, investigators have arrested a suspect in his death.?

3 in the race to replace Impastato's District 4 seat on Jefferson Parish Council

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Sep 27, 2023

A restaurant CEO who served as an interim Parish Council member, a family law attorney with deep ties to the community, and a colorful council gadfly will face off for the Kenner-based Jeffers…

Long-awaited flyover ramp to New Orleans airport is complete; opening date set

BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | Staff writer
Sep 26, 2023

One?long-delayed New Orleans airport "flight" is finally set to take off.

Once allies, Byron Lee and Derrick Shepherd now trade insults in Jefferson Parish Council race

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Sep 25, 2023

Once political allies, Marrero natives Derrick Shepherd and Byron Lee are once again throwing political elbows in the Jefferson Parish Council's 3rd District?race, a heated contest that has pl…

Here's what Jefferson Parish needs to know about saltwater threat to local drinking supplies

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Sep 25, 2023

With salt water continuing to creep up the Mississippi River, potentially posing a threat to the drinking supplies for some Louisianans?in coming days and weeks, Jefferson Parish officials hav…

Pimp for 13-year-old girl rescued in Terrytown is sentenced to prison

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Sep 23, 2023

Suburban Houston man, co-defendant pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a minor

Scott Walker, Dominick Impastato square off in bitter contest for Jefferson Parish Council seat

BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer
Sep 22, 2023

Pitching his candidacy to a room full of Kenner business owners, Jefferson Parish At-Large Council member Scott Walker began by ticking off Kenner’s flaws, then asked, “Why isn’t Kenner more l…

New service lets Jeff librarians give individual help with forms, applications and more

BY CHRIS SMITH | Contributing writer
Sep 22, 2023

Patrons at the West Bank Regional Library can reserve one-on-one time with library staff to assist with such tasks as helping with online job applications and résumé creation or registering fo…

They're term-limited now, so both are running for Louisiana Senate seat

By DREW BROACH | Staff writer
Sep 21, 2023

St. Charles Parish Council member Marilyn Bellock vs. state Rep. Gregory Miller

Man trying to buy sneakers via Facebook Marketplace robbed at gunpoint, Kenner police say

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Sep 21, 2023

Authorities are searching for a suspect who put up a phony ad to sell sneakers on the Facebook Marketplace in order to rob the would-be buyer.?

Port's $330M deal to buy Avondale in doubt after state leaders raise concerns

BY SAM KARLIN | Staff writer
Sep 21, 2023

The Port of South Louisiana’s proposed $330 million purchase of the former Avondale shipyard is increasingly uncertain after state officials who must approve the financing posed intense questi…

Sweet Handkraft returns in Metairie with Asian-inspired ice cream, cookies, 'croffles'

BY IAN MCNULTY | Staff writer
Sep 21, 2023

If your sweet treats of choice fall along the lines of ice cream sandwiches made on oversized French macarons or a scoop of Vietnamese ice coffee ice cream cradled in a puffy waffle cone, the …

After months of negotiations, Port of South La.'s deal to buy Avondale faces next big hurdle

BY SAM KARLIN | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2023

The proposed sale of the former Avondale shipyard to the Port of South Louisiana faces a crucial test Thursday, when a state commission is scheduled to weigh the controversial $330 million deal.

Man accused of vandalizing Metairie church, defiling altar, pleads guilty in case

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2023

A convicted sex offender who once served prison time for?beating his father to death?has pleaded guilty?to repeatedly vandalizing a Metairie church and?breaking into the sanctuary?where author…

WATCH: Suspect robs man knocked unconscious in Metarie parking lot

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Updated Sep 20, 2023

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigators say a group of men attacked and robbed a man after knocking him out in the parking lot of a Metairie business.?