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Jefferson Parish Prepared for 2023 Hurricane Season
Thursday, June 01, 2023
Jefferson Parish Prepared for 2023 Hurricane Season

JEFFERSON, La. – Today, Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng joined other parish officials and partner agencies at the Emergency Operations Center in Gretna for a press conference to inform citizens about the measures taken to prepare for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.  Today's press conference can be watched by CLICKING HERE.   All Jefferson Parish residents are encouraged to prepare now to protect their family, friends and property in the event of a major storm or hurricane this year. For

Adams and Reese Attorney Helps Louisiana Add Forensic Pathology to J-1 Visa Waivers
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Adams and Reese Attorney Helps Louisiana Add Forensic Pathology to J-1 Visa Waivers

NEW ORLEANS - Adams and Reese Business Immigration Attorney Mary Kate Fernandez worked with the Louisiana Department of Health and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to get forensic pathology added to the list of J-1 Visa waiver specialties. Louisiana becomes just the fifth state since the inception of the program to recognize forensic pathology as a J-1 waiver specialty.“There is a bottleneck in employing recent international medical graduates, and one physician specialty significantly impacted is

Adams and Reese, LLP
Island Strong Music Fest returns to Grand Isle July 13-15
Monday, May 22, 2023
Island Strong Music Fest returns to Grand Isle July 13-15

GRAND ISLE, La. – The second annual Island Strong Music Fest celebrates Grand Isle’s recovery with a live music festival on July 13-15, 2023.  The three-day festival will feature live music, food, craft booths and various other vendors that will support Grand Isle’s recovery from Hurricane Ida. All proceeds go to rebuilding Grand Isle’s recreational facilities and other projects vital to the town’s recovery. The festival will take place at the Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion at 4500 LA Highway 1 in Grand Isle.  “In

Renaissance Publishing Publications Win International Awards
Friday, May 12, 2023
Renaissance Publishing Publications Win International Awards

NEW ORLEANS — Two Renaissance Publishing titles won a total of 27 awards at the 43rd annual International Regional Magazine Association awards presentation in Portland, Oregon. Acadiana Profile Magazine won 10 awards and Louisiana Life Magazine won 17. The publications, both edited by Melanie Warner Spencer, were finalists for the Magazine of the Year honor.  Renaissance Publishing also produces Biz New Orleans magazine and BizNewOrleans.com.“It’s an honor for us to be awarded these prizes for our work

Renaissance Publishing
Jefferson Community Youth Leadership Class of 2023 Graduation
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Jefferson Community Youth Leadership Class of 2023 Graduation

METAIRIE, La. – On Wednesday, April 19 the Jefferson Community Foundation (JCF) honored the Jefferson Community Youth Leadership (JCYL) Class of 2023 at a Graduation Ceremony. After a few years on pause, the high school leadership program re-launched in September of 2022.   The program is open to high school junior and senior students in Jefferson Parish public, private, and parochial schools. The curriculum included an opening and closing/graduation ceremony, as well as instruction on relevant topics

OnPath FCU Awarded ‘Juntos Avanzamos’ Designation
Friday, April 21, 2023
OnPath FCU Awarded ‘Juntos Avanzamos’ Designation

METAIRIE, La. — OnPath Federal Credit Union has announced its partnership and designation as the first and only “Juntos Avanzamos” nationally accredited credit union in Louisiana. This recognition is a testament to OnPath FCU’s commitment to financial inclusion to meet the needs of the underserved, immigrant, and specifically Hispanic people in the greater New Orleans area. “Juntos Avanzamos,” Spanish for Together We Advance, is a national network of 131 credit unions dedicated to serving low-income

Postlethwaite & Netterville Combines with EisnerAmper
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Postlethwaite & Netterville Combines with EisnerAmper

New York, N.Y., and Baton Rouge, La. – Global business advisory firm EisnerAmper announced that the directors and colleagues of Louisiana-based accounting, assurance, tax, consulting and technology firm Postlethwaite & Netterville (“P&N”) will be joining EisnerAmper in a transaction anticipated to close by the summer of 2023. Founded in 1949, P&N has more than 575 team members across the U.S. and nine offices in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. The pairing of these Top 100 accounting firms will bring

Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC
T. Parker Host Celebrates 100 Years, Announces Relocation of Headquarters to Jefferson Parish
Thursday, April 13, 2023
T. Parker Host Celebrates 100 Years, Announces Relocation of Headquarters to Jefferson Parish

AVONDALE, La. -- As T. Parker Host (HOST) celebrates 100 years of providing service and solutions to the maritime and commercial shipping industries, the shipping titan announced its plans to relocate its headquarters to Jefferson Parish during their 100-year anniversary celebration. The company is currently headquartered in Norfolk, Va.  “This announcement is a significant one for JEDCO and Jefferson Parish,” said JEDCO President & CEO Jerry Bologna. “Four years ago, we entered into an agreement with T.

D. Parker Moring, Jr. Earns MAI Designation from Appraisal Institute, Becomes Partner at Valbridge Property Advisors | South Louisiana
Sunday, January 15, 2023
D. Parker Moring, Jr. Earns MAI Designation from Appraisal Institute, Becomes Partner at Valbridge Property Advisors | South Louisiana

D. Parker Moring, Jr. of Valbridge Property Advisors l South Louisiana has earned the prestigious MAI designation* from the Appraisal Institute, signifying his high level of experience in the evaluation of commercial real estate. Upon receiving this designation, Valbridge Property Advisors | South Louisiana is proud to welcome Parker as a Partner and Senior Managing Director.  After earning a B.A. in History and Spanish in 2000 from the Hampden Sydney College, Parker received his M.B.A. in 2007 from the

Valbridge Property Advisors | South Louisiana
OnPath FCU Collects Over 1,000 Pounds of Non-Perishable Food Items Across Metro
Tuesday, January 03, 2023
OnPath FCU Collects Over 1,000 Pounds of Non-Perishable Food Items Across Metro

METAIRIE, La. - This past holiday season, OnPath Federal Credit Union kicked off its “Be Fearless to Give” campaign that encouraged members and employees to donate nonperishable food items at local branches across the New Orleans Metro area. Donations were given to local area food banks including Second Harvest Food Bank, NorthShore Food Bank, and Good Samaritan Food Bank in Thibodaux. Through the generosity of their members and staff, the credit union is proud to report that as of December 28th, 2022 they

JEDCO Becomes Longest Continuously Accredited Economic Development Organization in Louisiana
Thursday, December 08, 2022
JEDCO Becomes Longest Continuously Accredited Economic Development Organization in Louisiana

AVONDALE, La. - The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO)has once again been recognized internationally as a premier economic development organization. The International Economic Development Council recently announced that JEDCO is one of only 71 Accredited Economic Development Organizations in North America. Originally accredited through IEDC in 2008, JEDCO achieved this prestigious designation for the fifth time in fourteen years making it the longest continuously accredited AEDO in the

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