Jefferson News

Jefferson Parish Sheriff investigators say a 28-yearly man is dead after being shot in the head.

These incidents were reported to law enforcement authorities. ARRESTS Ira Clark, 46, 4533 Airline Drive, Metairie, was arrested June 26 in the 6000 block of Airline Drive and booked with disturbing the peace and drunk and lewd conduct.

Defense attorneys for former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson played a recording Wednesday from a May 2005 lunch meeting in which Brett Pfeffer, a former Jefferson aide, assured investor Lori Mody that their dealings with the Democratic congressman were perfectly legal.

If all goes according to plan, Jefferson Parish residents should notice only two changes as a new company begins collecting their curbside garbage today: the color of the trucks and the cost of the service.

Signals to be replaced from Jeff to St. Charles Tuesday, June 23, 2009 East Jefferson bureau Louisiana plans to spend $4.6 million replacing and improving traffic signals on Airline Drive in Jefferson, St.

Aaron Broussard governs Jefferson Parish as its president, but one wouldn't know it from his salary.

Tim Whitmer , chief administrative officer for Jefferson Parish government since 1998, received a lifetime achievement award from the Bureau of Governmental Research last week.

These incidents were reported to law enforcement authorities. ARRESTS Marilyn Marie Stokes, 52, 2317 Urquhart St., New Orleans, was arrested June 20 on Hickory Avenue in Harahan and booked with possession of derivatives of coca leaves and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Chef Gabriel Beard works on counter trim while other employees of Charlie's Seafood help with renovations to the Harahan restaurant.

A woman and two teenagers arrested last week for an East Jefferson vehicle burglary spree picked up new charges after investigators discovered that the truck they drove to the detective's bureau after being summoned for questioning was stolen, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrest reports.

Three New Orleans men were indicted by a Jefferson Parish grand jury this morning with a February homicide and two attempted murders that happened in Old Jefferson hours after a shooting in Mid City.

A Nigerian businessman says a former Louisiana congressman sought bribes on both ends of a business deal he brokered between an American company and a Nigerian startup.

After fielding concerns from the state legislative auditor, Jefferson Parish officials agreed today to delay plans to create a charitable fund for East Jefferson firefighters.

Whether former Rep. William J. Jefferson, Louisiana Democrat, is found guilty of federal corruption charges will depend largely on whether a jury thinks an imprisoned businessman bribed the nine-term congressman or was simply paying legitimate consulting fees.

In light of a new legal opinion warning against the practice, the Jefferson Parish public school system has decided to quit paying dues to the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce.

The body found on the third floor of Hotel La Salle on Canal Street was that of a cancer patient reported missing to New Orleans police on June 16, a coroner's office official said today.

A change of target? --- Robert Trout, the lead attorney for former Rep. William Jefferson, says that when Virginia businesswoman Lori Mody went to the FBI in March 2005 to complain that she may have been the victim of fraud, her complaint wasn't about Jefferson but about iGate CEO Vernon Jackson and Brett Pfeffer, her $700,000-a-year financial ...

Renovate or rebuild? Debate heats up Friday, June 19, 2009 East Jefferson bureau In Jefferson Parish's West Bank animal shelter, the stray cats and dogs in cages are less pitiable than the building itself.

The Louisiana Senate voted 22-13 this afternoon to limit Jefferson Parish School Board members to three consecutive terms in office, giving the measure final legislative approval and sending it to Gov.

The Slidell-area fire department will stop selling "Katrina bells" after a state audit chastised the department for lax procedures governing cash transactions, officials said Tuesday.