Jefferson Parish has 430,000 residents, 18,000 businesses and thousands of visitors every year but has a maximum of 304 taxicabs operating in the parish. There aren't even that many drivers at this point. Good luck getting a cab. Jay Lapeyre, president of Laitram, said in a recent letter to Parish Council members that his customers and the company's 1,200 employees in ... Read More

METAIRIE, LA – September 14, 2016 – The use of app-based transportation software such as Uber and Lyft is quickly dispersing in cities across the United States, creating additional means of convenient and safe transportation. On September 21st, the Jefferson Parish Council will vote on the proposed app-based transportation ordinance(s). In a letter today to the Jefferson Parish ... Read More

METAIRIE, LA – The Jefferson Chamber PAC will hold a breakfast fundraiser on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at the Chateau Golf and Country Club, 3600 Chateau Blvd., in Kenner, LA, from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., with special guest speaker Sheriff Newell Normand. Early bird tickets are available until Sunday, September 11, for $75. After this date tickets are $100/ ... Read More

Jefferson Chamber will host a free Business Card Exchange, benefitting United Way of Southeast LA’s Flood Relief Efforts METAIRIE, LA - On Thursday, August 18, 2016, the Jefferson Chamber will host a free Business Card Exchange at Boomtown New Orleans to benefit the United Way of Southeast Louisiana’s flood relief efforts. In addition to helping give back to those affected ... Read More