Elmwood News

When it was first built, the Huey P. Long Bridge carried with it the promise of providing the first direct link between the two banks of the Mississippi River, just upriver from New Orleans.

The Jefferson Parish Planning Advisory Board meets Thursday in Elmwood to consider a request by 1st Lake Properties for variances on a new apartment complex in River Ridge .

Who wants to see a movie? We've got free passes to see "Monsters University" on Wed June 12 at 7PM at the AMC Palace 20 in Elmwood.

A Jefferson Parish committee meets Monday to consider a proposed addition of $321,000 and 25 days to a contract for repairs to the Lapalco Boulevard Bridge over the Harvey Canal, in Harvey.

Groundbreaking for the widening of the Huey P. Long Bridge, Thursday, April 27, 2006 in The Elmwood area of Harahan.

I don't care how many shrubs you put around it, you can't compare a concrete slab with green space."

The Jefferson Parish Charter Advisory Board plans to hold its final hearing Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Joe S. Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., in Elmwood.

An 18-wheeler truck blocks Citrus Boulevard eastbound Wednesday around 8 a.m. after the truck's trailer broke at the intersection with Edwards Avenue.

Six minutes after opening its public hearing in Gretna Monday night, the Jefferson Parish Charter Advisory Board adjourned because no one from the public attended.