A jury has found Jefferson Parish government negligent in the way it drafted and enacted a plan that evacuated drainage pump operators on the eve of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall but ruled the parish was not responsible for subsequent flooding and …
Jefferson Parish cannot be made to pay for belongings lost in a rented house that burned down at the height of Hurricane Gustav while the sheriff tried to put out the fire with a garden hose, a judge has ruled. …
Michelle Gonzales has been named director of floodplain management and hazard mitigation for Jefferson Parish, La. The appointment was made by parish President John Young. Gonzales previously served as a hazard mitigation liaison in the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security …