by admin | Feb 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Jefferson Business Council presented Haynes Academy teacher Traci Vedros (center) with the Lucien Gunter Excellence In Teaching Award during today's JPPSS Teacher of the Year Awards Ceremony Luncheon. JBC Chairman Larry Katz (left) and JBC Executive Director Tony...
by admin | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over sixty people attended Louisiana's first-ever Early Ed Week, held January 29 to February 2 across the state. Early Ed Week is a focused campaign for business leaders and legislators to highlight the need to increase access to high quality early care and education...
by admin | Dec 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Enrollment for January 2018 session now open; Jefferson Parish applicants required to attend information session December 11 Ochsner Health System, Jefferson Parish and the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) recently announced plans to expand Ochsner’s Medical...
by admin | Sep 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Jefferson Business Council, an organization consisting of 59 major Jefferson Parish business owners and chief executive officers, has voted to support the renewal of two expiring transit millages that will be on the October 14th ballot. One of the millages, which...
by Tony Ligi | Jul 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
The retirement of Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand and the legacy that he and the late Sheriff Harry Lee have left behind serves to emphasize the absolute importance public safety is to any community. Quality of life suffers and economic vitality is...
by Tony Ligi | Jul 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tony Ligi, who serves as Executive Director of the Jefferson Business Council, will participate in the 2017 Early Childhood Policy Leadership Institute sponsored by Tulane University. The Jefferson Business Council advocates aggressive policy change regarding the...
by admin | Jul 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Jefferson Business Council has joined many other business organizations and businesses in a letter to President Trump requesting that the Administration's FY18 proposal to repeal funding to the Gulf States currently mandated by law under the Gulf of Mexico Energy...
by admin | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
June 16, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE ON EDUCATION PRESENTS RESULTS TO SCHOOL SYSTEM JEFFERSON, LA – After six months of meeting and working towards recommendations to better enhance the Jefferson Parish School system, The President’s Task Force...
by admin | May 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Jefferson Business Council, an organization of 58 owners and chief executive officers of major businesses in Jefferson Parish, awarded the initial Lucien Gunter Excellence In Teaching Award to Melissa M. Sallinger at the Jefferson Parish Public School System...
by admin | Apr 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
The membership of the Jefferson Business Council has, by unanimous vote, elected to support the renewal of the existing Jefferson Parish Library Millage. The revenue from the millage currently funds 97% of the Library Department operations and maintenance in Jefferson...
