Jefferson Parish

Photos: Zion Williamson and his foundation donate over $200,000 to Jefferson Parish Schools

BY CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
2 hrs ago

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Friend of Kenner homicide victim wounded alleged shooter with his own gun, police say

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
9 hrs ago

When a disagreement turned deadly in Kenner, authorities say they believe a close friend of the victim grabbed the murder weapon, chased after the alleged gunman and shot him.

58-year-old woman rescued from car submerged in Kenner canal has died

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
12 hrs ago

After spending seven days hospitalized following her rescue from a car submerged upside down in a Kenner canal, authorities say a 58-year-old woman has died of her injuries.

East bank of Jefferson Parish under a boil water advisory

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
17 hrs ago

Power outage at east bank water treatment plant blamed for pressure loss

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Family of 18-year-old fatally shot by JPSO deputy questions use of lethal force

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Jun 8, 2023

As grieving relatives finalize the details for the unexpected funeral of Calvin Cains III, they said they are still seeking answers to the many questions they have about the 18-year-old's shoo…

Washington Elementary might not get bulldozed under Jefferson Parish school plan, board says

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Jun 8, 2023

Jefferson Parish School Board members have been talking with an unnamed municipal entity about possibly taking over Washington Elementary School, one of the schools that the district slated fo…

Man accused of rubbing buttocks on Metairie church altar pleads not guilty

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Jun 8, 2023

Registered sex offender served prison time for beating his father to death in 2004

Metairie hospital spending $14.1 million to expand intensive care

By DREW BROACH | Staff writer
Jun 8, 2023

LCMC bought East Jefferson General in 2020, committed to $100 million in upgrades

Augie’s Restaurant in Harahan abruptly closes, leaving brides, events in the lurch

BY IAN MCNULTY | Staff writer
Jun 7, 2023

Celebrating big birthdays this year, Kellie Zeringue and her wife Shannon decided to throw a party in June dubbed a “funeral for our youth,” complete with mock obituaries, a “tomb cake” from a…

18-year-old fatally shot by JPSO was wanted in New Orleans road rage shooting

BY MICHELLE HUNTER and MISSY WILKINSON | Staff writer
Jun 7, 2023

The 18-year-old shot and killed by a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputy in the parking lot of a Metairie apartment complex Tuesday afternoon was wanted in connection with a road rage sho…

Takeout soared, so this Metairie restaurant created its own market for it, adding booze

BY IAN MCNULTY | Staff writer
Jun 7, 2023

During the height of the pandemic, takeout orders kept many restaurants open even as safety protocols kept dining rooms closed. Some have seen demand for that kind of service endure long after…

Metairie dog has longest tongue, according to Guinness World Records

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Jun 7, 2023

It's 5 inches from nose tip to tongue tip, shattering previous mark

JPSO deputy shoots, kills New Orleans shooting suspect at Metairie apartment

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Updated Jun 6, 2023

A Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputy shot and killed a man wanted in connection with a shooting in New Orleans after law enforcement encountered the suspect at a Metairie apartment compl…

After man beaten with bolt-covered bat, Kenner couple booked with attempted murder

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Updated Jun 6, 2023

A Kenner couple was arrested after authorities say they attacked a man and beat him with a bat that had been outfitted with dozens of metal bolts.

Jennifer Van Vrancken campaign sign cited by Jefferson Parish for lacking permit

BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer
Jun 6, 2023

Jefferson Parish has cited real estate magnate Joe Jaeger for installing a billboard-sized campaign sign for council member Jennifer Van Vrancken on the side of his building on Causeway Boulev…

Jefferson Parish official backs off support for controversial West Bank drug rehab facility

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Jun 6, 2023

A plan to transform the Manhattan Athletic Club in Harvey into a drug rehabilitation center appears to be off the table after Jefferson Parish Council member Marion Edwards said he will withdr…

North shore nonprofit set to purchase Chateau de Notre Dame, other elder care facilities

By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer
Jun 6, 2023

Mandeville-based nursing home operator CommCare is set to finalize its purchase of four of the largest Roman Catholic elderly care facilities in the New Orleans metro area, signaling the local…

Drunk passenger bites, kicks JPSO deputies while being taken off Southwest flight, authorities say

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Updated Jun 5, 2023

A belligerent and intoxicated Kansas woman bit and kicked the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies who were forced to remove her from a recent Southwest Airlines flight that had to turn …

3 Metairie fires leave 1 woman injured, 2 homes destroyed

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Jun 5, 2023

Jefferson Parish firefighters battled fires at three residences in Metairie on Sunday and Monday that sent one woman to the hospital and destroyed two homes.

Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office identifies men killed in West Bank shootings

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Jun 5, 2023

The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office has released the identities of the two men killed in separate shootings reported Saturday on the West Bank.

Talking Business: What's up with the Clearview City Center project? Thomas Richards updates.

BY ANTHONY McAULEY | Staff writer
Jun 5, 2023

Thomas Richards, head of the family company that has owned Clearview Mall in Metairie since its inception in 1968, announced at the end of 2019 that he would embark on a $100 million overhaul …

The Alluvia, luxury apartment complex, will break ground soon in Kenner; see renderings

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Jun 4, 2023

Continuing a trend of high-end rental housing either planned or under construction in Jefferson Parish, 1st Lake Properties will soon break ground on a 260-unit apartment complex on Loyola Dri…

Here's why major developers are interested in Haynes Academy property in Old Metairie

BY BLAKE PATERSON | Staff writer
Updated Jun 4, 2023

With the summer break in full swing, the Jefferson Parish public school system is moving forward with plans to demolish a half dozen campuses and sell the vacant land to developers.

Jefferson Parish deputies investigate homicide at a Marrero residence

By ZOE COLLINS RATH | Staff writer
Jun 3, 2023

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred in Marrero on Saturday afternoon.

It took 21 months, but Grand Isle State Park has reopened after Hurricane Ida

By DREW BROACH | Staff writer
Jun 3, 2023

Storm victims lived there in FEMA trailers while rebuilding their houses

Woman trapped for several minutes in car submerged in Kenner canal; rescued victims critical

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Jun 2, 2023

Two women were fighting for their lives Friday after their car plowed through a gate and crashed into a Kenner canal Thursday night. One of the women was trapped inside the overturned and subm…

2 women in critical condition after rescue from car submerged in Kenner canal

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Updated Jun 2, 2023

Two women were rescued from a submerged vehicle that crashed into a Kenner canal Thursday night, according to Kenner police.

Photos: 1,000 food-relief boxes packed by volunteers for the start of the 2023 hurricane season

BY CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
Jun 1, 2023

To mark the start of the 2023 hurricane season, Second Harvest Food Bank Volunteers will be packing 1,000 Disaster-Relief Boxes for Hurricane Season