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 27, 2017
The retirement of Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand and the legacy that he and the late Sheriff Harry Lee have left behind serves to emphasize the absolute importance public safety is to any community. Quality of life suffers and economic vitality is...
Jul 20, 2017
Tony Ligi, who serves as Executive Director of the Jefferson Business Council, will participate in the 2017 Early Childhood Policy Leadership Institute sponsored by Tulane University. The Jefferson Business Council advocates aggressive policy change regarding the...
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...
Jun 19, 2017
June 16, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE ON EDUCATION PRESENTS RESULTS TO SCHOOL SYSTEM JEFFERSON, LA – After six months of meeting and working towards recommendations to better enhance the Jefferson Parish School system, The President’s Task Force...
May 23, 2017
The Jefferson Business Council, an organization of 58 owners and chief executive officers of major businesses in Jefferson Parish, awarded the initial Lucien Gunter Excellence In Teaching Award to Melissa M. Sallinger at the Jefferson Parish Public School System...
Apr 3, 2017
The membership of the Jefferson Business Council has, by unanimous vote, elected to support the renewal of the existing Jefferson Parish Library Millage. The revenue from the millage currently funds 97% of the Library Department operations and maintenance in Jefferson...
Feb 7, 2017
JEDCO has announced the release of the Jefferson Parish Housing Stock Enhancement Strategic Plan which is the product of a joint effort between Jefferson Parish and JEDCO, that arose from JEDCO’s “Jefferson EDGE 2020 Economic Development Strategy”...
Jan 29, 2017
The Coalition For Sustainable Flood Insurance has released a white paper addressing affordability and participation in flood insurance. The Coalition is seeking to insure that in the upcoming re authorization policymakers adopt a stronger policy framework addressing...
Jan 27, 2017
JEFFERSON BUSINESS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 2017 PLAN OF ACTION The Jefferson Business Council, an organization of 56 Jefferson Parish major business owners and chief executive officers entering its 25th year of existence, has announced its action plan for 2017. As it has in...
