Oct 1, 2018
The Jefferson Business Council, an organization of 50 major Jefferson Parish owners and chief business officers donated $4,000. to the Jefferson Parish Public School System to be split between four schools, two on the east bank and two on the west bank. The first...
Sep 11, 2018
The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) is pleased to announce JEDCO President and CEO Jerry Bologna's inclusion on a list of North America's Top 50 Economic Developers. Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between...
Aug 17, 2018
By Letters to the Editor, NOLA.com The Times-Picayune On Feb. 3, 2014, the newly constructed USS Somerset, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock of the United States Navy, left Avondale Shipyard to great media fanfare and bittersweet waves. For seven decades,...
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...
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...
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...
