the rate of drug overdose deaths is increasing more in the black community than in any other community.” In 2021, 276 people overdosed on fentanyl in Jefferson Parish, 212 last year. 83 fentanyl ...

THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS WITH 449 OVERDOSE DEATHS, FOLLOWED BY JEFFERSON PARISH WITH 290 AND SAINT TAMMANY PARISH WITH 126. THE CORONER’S OFFICE IN JEFFERSON PARISH SAYS FENTANYL PLAYS A LARGE ...

Marshall Guillot committed suicide at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in June ... for initially failing to acknowledge the spate of deaths in 2017, never announced Guillot’s death.

HARVEY, La. (WVUE) - Jefferson Parish’s Coroner expects the number of drug overdose deaths in 2023 to surpass last year’s total. Dr. Gerry Cvitanovich said he anticipates 250-280 overdose ...

In the suit, Belcher's parents allege that a serious lapse in oversight allowed all three deaths to occur. The suit names Sheriff Joe Lopinto; former Sheriff Newell Normand; Jefferson Parish ...

That state today says the storm caused 11 deaths there. No word on storm ... Walter Maestri is director of Emergency Management for Jefferson Parish. That's the community that surrounds the ...

ANUM, THANK YOU. AND IN JEFFERSON PARISH, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS HE IS NOT SEEKING CHARGES AGAINST TWO JPSO DEPUTIES INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF CHRIS JOSEPH AND DAVE ROBERTSON.

The office mainly serves Jefferson Parish, but will also accept cases from smaller surrounding parishes who lack the resources to investigate certain deaths. On a recent Wednesday, the pathology ...

Jefferson Parish schools reported damage at several ... including oxygen for residents who rely on it. No deaths or major injuries were reported due to Hurricane Francine. For more information ...

Jefferson Parish officials are urging residents to prepare ... Heating equipment is a leading cause of home fire deaths, according to the National Fire Protection Association.