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Kenner votes to leave New Orleans RTA. Jefferson Parish will take over city routes.
The Kenner City Council approved an agreement Friday that paves the way for Jefferson Parish to take over operation of the city’s bus routes from the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority beginning in September. The move, which officials say will result in better service for riders, comes after Jefferson...
Meet the Jefferson Parish elected official who likes to write novels on the side
During the day, Jon Gegenheimer is the veteran clerk of court for Jefferson Parish. But after work, Gegenheimer typically heads to CC’s Coffee House in Gretna, orders a grande coffee and takes up his labor of love: writing his latest novel longhand on a legal pad. Gegenheimer published his...
Jefferson Parish to operate city routes after Kenner votes to exit New Orleans RTA
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Jefferson Parish is set to operate Kenner City's bus routes following a vote by the Kenner City Council to leave the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, according to our partners at Nola.com. The change is expected to take effect on Sept. 22. Jefferson Parish President...
City of Kenner moves closer to ending RTA agreement, Jefferson Parish transit to take over route
KENNER, La. — The city of Kenner is one step closer to ending its contract with the Regional Transit Authority. It plans to operate directly under Jefferson Parish Transit to help riders have a better experience when taking the bus. Demond McCormick says he has places to be but...
Kenner City Council to vote on ending RTA agreement, Jefferson Parish Transit to take over Kenner Loop
KENNER (WVUE) - After living in Kenner for over a month, Amy Uriarte says relying on the Regional Transit Authority’s Kenner Loop has its challenges. “The other day we waited for an hour and the bus never came,” Uriarte said. “Sometimes it’s late and sometimes it’s early.”
New Orleans students make gains on state tests. Jefferson, Tammany scores are flat.
Student growth across the New Orleans area largely stagnated this year with test scores not quite back to pre-pandemic levels in most grades and subjects, reflecting state and national trends, according to new data released this week. NOLA Public Schools was among the districts in the state with the most...
What's next for Metairie's Veterans Memorial Square? New lighting, landscaping and more
Metairie's Veterans Memorial Square is undergoing a facelift, nearly 30 years after the Jefferson Parish Council set aside the 300-foot by 500-foot median on Veterans Memorial Boulevard near Causeway Boulevard for military monuments. Over the next three months, Jefferson Parish plans to pressure wash, clean and restore the plaza's statues...
City of Kenner to leave Regional Transit Authority
The city of Kenner is planning to end its bus service contract with the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, making the transportation agency a little less regional. Kenner currently pays the RTA about $800,000 a year at cost to service a bus route, according to RTA CEO Lona Edwards Hankins. The transit authority recently received written notice from the city that Kenner intends to pull out of the contract, Hankins said, and the RTA will no longer service Kenner beginning Sept. 22. Jefferson Parish Transit will take over the city’s bus service.
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