Feb 26, 2018
The Jefferson Business Council presented Haynes Academy teacher Traci Vedros (center) with the Lucien Gunter Excellence In Teaching Award during today's JPPSS Teacher of the Year Awards Ceremony Luncheon. JBC Chairman Larry Katz (left) and JBC Executive Director Tony...
Feb 20, 2018
Over sixty people attended Louisiana's first-ever Early Ed Week, held January 29 to February 2 across the state. Early Ed Week is a focused campaign for business leaders and legislators to highlight the need to increase access to high quality early care and education...
Dec 4, 2017
Enrollment for January 2018 session now open; Jefferson Parish applicants required to attend information session December 11 Ochsner Health System, Jefferson Parish and the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) recently announced plans to expand Ochsner’s Medical...
Sep 21, 2017
The Jefferson Business Council, an organization consisting of 59 major Jefferson Parish business owners and chief executive officers, has voted to support the renewal of two expiring transit millages that will be on the October 14th ballot. One of the millages, which...
Jul 14, 2017
The Jefferson Business Council has joined many other business organizations and businesses in a letter to President Trump requesting that the Administration's FY18 proposal to repeal funding to the Gulf States currently mandated by law under the Gulf of Mexico Energy...