Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019
Message from the Parish President. . .
Hurricane Season is Here: Barry Ushers in the Season
The official start date of Hurricane Season be- gan June 1, 2019. Barely Volume 40 six weeks later, on Satur- Number 4 August 2019 day, July 13, 2019, after briefly becoming a cate- gory 1 hurricane, Barry downgraded to a tropical storm upon making land- fall. Michael Yenni Thanks, essential em- Parish President ployees! I want to thank all of and businesses. the employees who worked in the Operation Is your checklist ready? Room at the EOC and the Make sure you have a Public Works crews who hurricane checklist and that worked around the clock all items are checked and clearing catch basins and complete. When preparing removing debris through- your family’s emergency out the parish. supply kit, do not forget medicines and the items Please do your part your pet will need. It is important that we all continue to clear de- Keep informed bris from drains and catch Please pay attention to basins around our proper- the information that is pro- ty. If your storm drain vided to you; and if a man- needs more attention than datory evacuation is put in a quick sweep, please place, please heed all warn- contact the Drainage de- ings. Stay tuned to radio, partment at 736-6751 to television, and mobile apps come clean the storm for all needed information. drain for you. These may seem like Another way you can simple things, but when the do your part is to not time comes to act, it is im- drive through flooded portant to have a plan. We streets. The wakes you can never prepare enough! leave can cause water to unnecessarily enter homes
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JeffTalk Editor’s Editor…………..….Peggy O. Barton Managing Editor…...Greg Alexander Notes Departmental Reporters
Alario Center Deirdre Cummings New HR Manager Capital Projects Gary Lehman Assignments Coastal Management Seamus Riley There have been a few per- Community Development sonnel changes of late in the De- Peggy O. Barton, Editor Stephanie Brumfield partment of Human Resource Drainage Sheena Quinn Management resulting in chang- PMZ es in HR Manager departmental EIS Buddy Burkhamer Workforce Connection assignments. HR Manager Nan- Emergency Management Juvenile Services cy Rodriguez recently retired; Ava Bougere Gretchen Tilton was promoted Engineering Helen McGee from Benefits Specialist to HR Fran Robichaux, HR Manager, Environmental Affairs Manager; and Yvonne Keller Substance Use Program Manager Kathy Russo was promoted from Training Animal Shelter Finance Authority Valerie Brolin Specialist to HR Manager. Capital Projects Fleet Management As you probably know, every Coastal Zone Management Amy Truesdell Parish department has an HR Electronic Information Systems Engineering Floodplain Management Manager assigned to it. Here are the current HR Manager assign- Emergency Management Maggie Olivier Fleet Management General Services Tessa St. Pierre ments: Flood Plain Management & Haz- HR Management Glenn Schiro Nicole Thompson, HR Assistant ard Mitigation Inspection & Code Enforcement Director Internal Audit Mary Ann Benitez Council Library JeffCAP Yvonne Dumas Fire Risk Management Juvenile Services Vicki Borja Human Resource Management Telecommunications Parish Attorney Library Irene Lunkin Yvonne Keller, HR Manager Parish President LSU Ag Center Karen Jones Accounting/Payroll Parks & Recreation Ethics and Compliance Budget Antoinette Holmes & Jonas Perriott, HR Manager Community Justice Agency William Cangemi Alario Center Jeff CAP Parkways Karen Jackson Community Development Finance Planning Nedra McKinney Environmental Affairs Finance Authority PMZ Kimberly Bates Parks and Recreation Purchasing Purchasing Mark Buttery Parkways Internal Audit Retirement Security A’delle Joseph Public Works Rehab Security Sewerage Venice Cooper Sewerage Streets Transit Streets Kenya Johnson Water Traffic Engineering Your Human Resource Manager Brandy & David Stout Gretchen Tilton, HR Manager is available by appointment to dis- Transit Patricia Lyons Citizens’ Affairs cuss various work-related issues with Water Alecia Washington Drainage you. Call 736-6180 to discuss poli- Workforce Connection General Services cies, disciplinary issues, possible Inspection and Code Enforce- workplace harassment, suspicions of Carolyn Haynes substance abuse, leave accommoda- ment Personnel tion requests, or any other work- related issue. Planning
Page 2 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 Purchasing Human Resources By By Mark Buttery Glenn Schiro
NEW HIRE! We say good bye to HR Everyone give a big welcome Manager Nancy Rodriguez, to our new Buyer I Ms. Rae Lynn who retired on July 5 after Scott. Rae Lynn started her eighteen years with the Parish. training May 28, 2019. Welcome Thanks, Nancy, for your dedi- aboard! cation and service to the HR and to the Parish. Nancy is succeeded by Gretchen Tilton, who was our Benefits Special- ist.
And we also wish HR Spe- cialist Mona Pentes the best in her retirement from the Parish in June.
Rae Lynn Scott Kellie Minjarez star ted as Mona’s replacement on July Nancy Rodriguez is congratulated by HR The Purchasing front office is Director Peggy Barton and Assistant ready to assist customers. See 20. Before coming over to HR, Kellie’s twenty-one years with Director Nicole Thompson photo below. the Parish included working at and Kellie the best. I would personally like to take the departments of Drainage, Water, and Streets. a moment to thank ALL of the We also say good bye to Typist employees in the Purchasing De- We appreciate the fifty- Clerk III Kathy Bourg, who re- partment for showing me what it tired from her position with Safety is like to work as a team and giv- plus years of combined em- ployment by Nancy, Mona, on July 19. We wish Kathy the ing continued support to each oth- and Kathy; and we welcome best in her retirement. Kathy will er on a daily basis to do our best be replaced by Alexis Trosclair, every day. and wish Gretchen, Alexis,
Purchasing’s Lisa Caronia, Brenda Bellow, and Rae Lynn Scott on duty at the department’s front office HR’s Kathy Bourg retires
Page 3 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 who is coming to HR from Engineering Lafreniere Park. By Helen McGee Continuing Education In July, Director Peggy Bar- Let the school bells ring! ton completed a webinar Best Hope all the kids enjoyed their Practices for Department of summer and are ready for the Transportation and Non De- new school year. partment offered by the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Engineering welcomes Frank Association. Fontana to East Bank Ware- house, Shipping & Receiving On July 10, Peggy, along Stock Clerk! We welcome Devin with HR Managers Fran Ro- Merz to SCADA, Computer bichaux, Nancy Rodriguez, System Specialist. Welcome to Jonas Perriott, Yvonne Kel- the team, Devin. Angelo Sam- ler, Gretchen Tilton, and martino has join the team, Training Specialist III Greg Al- WestBank Warehouse, Shipping exander, attended Current & Receiving Stock Clerk. Wel- Baby Ray, son of Rama Hbos Tends in Employment and La- come aboard. bor Law, a day-long seminar 5, 2019, weighing 9lbs, and meas- sponsored by the law firm of Our Summer College Interns uring 21.5 inches. Adams and Reese. were here, Christopher Hotard and Jeffery Brother. They re- Sending Congratulations to Safety ceived some knowledge, training George “Julia” Martin. Julia A special congratulations to and worked great with our received her five-year service pin. Safety Program Manager group. Until next time, have a Julia works in the Westbank Wayne Jones, who in June great Semester! Warehouse. Congratulations! passed the challenging exam to become a SHRM – CP (Society Congratulations to Rama Congratulations to A. J. for Human Resource Manage- Hbos and her husband, on the Chauvin on his recent promo- ment Certified Professional). birth their son Ryan—Ray Labid tion to Instrumentman Junior. Good job, Wayne! Hamide, who was born on April
Warehouse Manager Jerry Zeringue and Engineering Director Mark HR’s Susie Cunningham, Peggy Barton, and Nicole Thompson Drewes congratulate congratulate retiree Mona Pentes George “Julia” Martin
Page 4 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 Fleet Management Streets Drainage By By By Amy Truesdell Kenya Johnson Sheena Quinn
We hope everyone is enjoy- Meet and Greet with Fleet ing their Summer. We are in Welcome & Congratulations! Let me introduce you to one of Hurricane Season and we will the Women of Fleet—Miss Dar- continue to make sure that the As summer begins, the De- leen Garrison. Darleen worked Jefferson Parish Streets Depart- partment of Drainage continues in surveillance and security with ment is doing eveything they can to expand with the addition of Avondale for 22 years. When it do to keep our streets and drains new employees: Patrick Luccia was time to start looking for new clean. We appreciate all the hard Laborer-Unskilled; Dedren Wil- employment, Darlene wanted work from our employees. son, Labor er -Unskilled, something with job stability, so Ja’Quan Lewis, Labor er - she applied with Jefferson Parish. Retirement Unskilled; Zachary Lawler, She was interviewed by the Direc- Congrats to Joanne Pollet Pump Station Operator I; and tor of Fleet Management, who with the Westbank Streets De- Cody Nussbaum and Alexan- was impressed by her qualifica- partment, who retired on July dra Wilken, both College In- tions; and she had a CDL license 19, 2019, with 33 years of ser- terns are our newest faces join- to boot. He told her to wait by the vice. Joanne was with this de- ing the Department of Drainage. phone for a call. Less than an partment for all her years here. hour later, she was hired. We will miss you, Joanne, and Promotions! we hope you enjoy your retire- Also, we are very pleased to Darleen is a Laborer with the ment. announce several promotions West Bank Garage. Her duties within our department: involve taking care of the facility, Anthony Nuccio has been pro- picking up parts for the mechan- moted from Laborer Semi- ics, and inventory. She says in the Skilled to Pump Station Opera- five years she has been here she tor I with East Bank Pump Sta- has learned a great deal about au- tions. Malcolm Alexander has been tomobile parts and tools— promoted from Laborer Semi- something everybody should Skilled to Pump Station Opera- learn. Not only is Darlene a great tor I with West Bank Pump Sta- asset to Fleet, she has a son who tions. works for Streets, a brother in Emile Williams has been pro- Drainage, a brother-in-law in Rec- moted from Laborer-Unskilled reation. Darlene loves serving the to Laborer Semi-Skilled with public to the best of her ability. Streets Assistant Director Don Hogan East Bank Drainage. She adds that in her off time she and Executive Superintendent Frank Thompson has been roots for the Saints. When asked Maria Cooper congratulate promoted from Laborer Semi- about her prediction for next year, retiree Joanne Pollet Skilled to Equipment Operator she said one word: “Superbowl” ! III with West Bank Drainage Service Pins Troy Hobbs has been promot- Congratulations to the folow- ed from Laborer-Unskilled to ing employees who have re- Trades Helper with West Bank ceived service pins for their Drainage. years of service with the Parish. Casandra Bridgewater has The following dedicated em- been promoted from Laborer ployees received service pins for Semi-Skilled to Trades Helper 5 years: Amy Bourg; 10 years: with Pump Station Mainte- Dustin J. Rojas. We would like nance. to thank you for your hard work Jennifer Williams has been and dedication to the Streets De- promoted from Laborer- partment. Unskilled to Truck Driver I Darleen Garrison with East Bank Drainage.
Page 5 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 Events Galore!
On June 14, 2019, Jefferson Parish hosted the annual Senior Expo at the Alario Center. There was lots of great information read- ily available to all that came. Serving as representatives for the Drainage Department were Opera- tions & Maintenance Manager Richard Davis and Secretary Venus Williams. They were able to interact with citizens that at- tended the expo and voiced any concerns regarding the drainage system in their area.
Venus Williams and Richard Davis inform citizens about drainage issues at the Senior Expo
Fond Farewells tion Operator II for East Bank Pump Stations, retired after 35 While new faces were be- years! We appreciate every- ing introduced to our Drain- thing that Michael has done for age family, we said good-bye the Department and wish him all the best on the beginning of Temporary pumps in Lafitte to one of our own on June 17. Michael Fields, Pump Sta- his retirement Tropical Storm Barry
We would like to give the entire department a huge Job Well Done for all of the hard work during Tropical Storm Barry. From our Drainage Maintenance crews that assisted with making sure all storm drains were cleaned & flushed to our Pump Station crews that manned the pump stations 24/7, your hard work and dedication did not go unnoticed. One of our West Bank Drainage crews that was in Lafitte installing temporary pumps in anticipa- tion of TS Barry even received a special surprise guest. Drain- age Superintendent III, Dominick Ditcharo, was there to snap a picture of the crew along with WDSU News Re- porter Tammy Estwick, who was on location covering the WDSU’s Tammy Estwick interviews the Drainage crew in Lafitte storm.
Page 6 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 Juvenile Services Planning By By Vicki Borja Nedra McKinney
NEW EMPLOYEES: WELCOME We would like to welcome Yvette Thierry, Detention Home The Planning Department Supervisor, Assistant; Tylan Rog- sends a great big welcome to ers, Detention Officer II and Shannon Haynes and Cinthya Chacon. Lee Riley, Detention Officer I. Shannon is a Planner II in our Long Range Division, and Cinthya is our Summer Employ- ment Worker with the Jefferson Workforce Commission Summer Youth Program. Cinthya is work- ing with our Clerical Division.
Tylan Rogers motion to Probation Officer II.
DEPARTURES: Best of luck to Huy Dinh, Detention Officer, and Stanly LeBlanc, Rivarde Assistant Supervisor, who left the de- partment. Congratulations to Yvette Thierry Terence Dixon and Calvin Thompson on their retire- EMPLOYEES OF THE ment. Thank you for your Shannon Haynes MONTH: many years of dedicated ser- Congratulations to the follow- vice to the Department of Ju- ing employees for their dedicated Both of these ladies have been venile Services. service and being selected Em- working diligently and we are ployee of the Month. Keep up the happy to have them on our team. good work! WELCOME ABOARD, LADIES! June 2019 Detention: Allison Toups, Ad- ministrative Assistant Probation: Erin Ronquille, Proba- tion Officer II
July 2019 Detention: Ted Wilson, Detention Officer II Probation: Brittney Grice, Proba- tion Officer II
PROMOTION: We would like to congratu- late Trista Duplessis on her pro- Lee Riley Cinthya Chacon
Page 7 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 General Services Code Enforcement Personnel By By By Tessa St. Pierre Mary Ann Benitez Ashley Jambon
Welcome and Congratulations Welcome: Change in Application Process: Welcome, to our newest em- Welcome back to Code En- ployees Allen Orgeron and Rene forcement East Bank Office The Personnel Department Poole! Allen is our new Shop Typist Clerk III Zanib Gohir. has updated its policy regarding Carpenter and Rene is our new acceptable proof of diplomas, Maintenance Repairman. We Special Recognition: transcripts, and certifi- can’t wait to see all the great work Permit Manager Sal Puleo cates. When applying for posi- they will accomplish. received his 15-year service pin tions which require education Congratulations are in order for from Director Amee Vallot. and/or certifications in the min- Carl Barilleaux on being pro- imum qualification require- moted to Shop Carpenter; Kraig ments, all applicants (including Kennedy on being promoted to current employees) must now Property Manager; Michael Lim- provide the Personnel Depart- juco on being promoted to ment with original diplomas, Building Maintenance Supervisor; transcripts, and/or certificates. and Kylie Propps on being pro- moted to Administrative Assis- An original diploma or cer- tant. tificate may be brought to one of the Personnel Department Lighting Up the Buildings offices, and a copy will be Anyone who has passed the made by the Personnel Assis- General Government Building and tant or Technician indicating the Yenni Building at night first Sal Puleo the original diploma or certifi- might think “That is where I cate has been viewed. The orig- Promotions: work”; but the second thought that inal will be returned to the ap- Congratulations to Robin plicant. Electronic transcripts comes to mind is the amazing col- Lanusse on her promotion as ors that light up the buildings. will only be accepted by email an Executive Assistant in the directly from the college or uni- Over the last year the buildings Cashier’s Office of the East have been lit up with different col- versity. Bank Code Enforcement. ors for each season: Christmas, Congratulations to Jason th Original Documents Now Mardi Gras, and the 4 of July Manning, who has been ap- Required (Pictured), plus twenty other set- pointed provisionally as a Build- This may affect employees tings. This would not have been ing Inspector III. when applying for new posi- possible without Langdon Mick- tions because the Personnel De- ens and the hard-working crew Retirements: partment previously accepted of the General Services Depart- Chief Building Inspector copies of diplomas, transcripts, ment. John Segura will be retiring on and certificates. The Personnel August 30 after 29 years of ser- Department will now be re- vice. John has truly been an as- questing the original diploma, set to Inspection and Code En- transcript, or certificates to up- forcement and will be greatly date your Personnel folder as missed. you apply for various posi- tions. Births: Welcome to the world, Ava If you have any questions Joan! Ava was born on April regarding the education verifi- 24, weighing 8lbs 9oz. and 20 cation policy change, please ¼“ in length and is the second contact the Personnel Depart- grandchild for Executive Opera- ment at 364-2730 or tions Manager Laura Sawyer. [email protected].
Page 8 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 Parkways Floodplain Management Alario Center By By By Karen Jackson Maggie Talley Deirdre Cummings
Parkways Department would The Department of Flood- All of us at the Alario Center like to congratulate Darryl John- plain Management and Hazard extend a big welcome to our new- son, our “2019 Employee of the Mitigation wants to remind est employee Lester Booker, who Year.” you that as we continue to ex- will join our Operations Division Darryl is an Equipment Opera- perience heavy rains in a short as a Semi-Skilled Laborer. We tor III for Parkways and has been amount of time and we enter hope you enjoy working with the with the department since 2006. the peak of Hurricane Season, Alario Center and will be with us He is pictured here with Parish whether you are inside or out- for many years to come. President Mike Yenni who pre- side of any levee system, you sented him with his award. can still flood!
No levee provides permanent or complete protection. Be sure you have an evacuation plan in place, build an emergency kit and keep it handy for when it is time to evacuate, move im- portant things higher if possible, and be cautious of moving wa- ter. Lester Booker
Parkways Employee of the Year If you are on the road dur- Darryl Johnson with President Yenni ing a heavy downpour and the Upcoming Events: roads begin to flood, try to get Oddities & Curiosities Expo - Sep- The Tarpon Rodeo has begun to a parking lot on higher tember 21 in Grand Isle. The crews have ground and wait for the water Gem & Mineral Show - Oct. 11-13 been there cutting the grass, plant- American Grappling Federation New to go down. Turn around, Orleans Championship - October 12 ing trees, and dressing it up for the don’t drown! show. Magic of Christmas Gift Shop - No- vember 15-17 www.jeffparish.net/flood
Pictured here are the entrance and an area where we bricked a garden flower bed.
Page 9 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 Water now always TEAM WATER! Parks & Recreation By See you next summer! By Alicia Washington Antoinette Holmes Promotions: TEAM WATER! Would like Congratulations on the fol- New LaSalle Restroom Building to welcome new employees, John lowing promotions: LaSalle Park has a new restroom Umanzor (Water Purification Louis Jackson to Water Plant building! It was constructed to Operator II), Shanise Batiste Maintenance Superintendent serve the various visitors of LaSalle (Water Service Inspector I), Keith Christopher Gai to Water Pu- Park in Jefferson Parish. This re- Landry (Laborer), Jaynae rification Superintendent I stroom is more centrally located Bradford (Water Service In- Kyle Donohue to Water Purifi- and will replace three port-a-pottys. spector I), Renesha Stalks (Water cation Superintendent I The restroom building is ADA ac- Service Inspector I), Jonathan K’Ron Woods to Water Purifi- cessible. The women’s side has Wright (Laborer). cation Operator three toilet fixtures with two lava- Danya Johnson to Pump tories. The Men’s side has one toi- Welcome from Parks and Rec- Equipment Mechanic let, two urinals and two lavatories. reation Bobby Mitchell (Laborer) Quintina Canselo to Data En- The restrooms are complete and Taquilla Nelson ( Water Ser- try Operator III with electric hand dryers and baby- vice Inspector I) and from the An- changing stations. In addition, imal Shelter, Daniel Lejeune Service Pins: there is the dual-height drinking (Water Purification Operator). Special Congratulations are in fountain and a dog bowl for your order for Cody Wiley (Laborer), best friend. A great addition is the This year we had two summer Kirbye Smith ( Water Quality drink vending machines that will workers: Katelyn Ries and Chris- Scientist II), and Randy allow park users a chance to get a topher Matise. As you prepare to Jones (Water Service Inspec- cold bottle of water, Powerade, or leave us and head back to College, tor II). They each celebrated and soft drink. The new machine will we would like you to know that were presented with a five-year also take payment by phone if you we enjoyed having you; you are service pin. have that set-up. The front entrance on LaSalle Park’s restroom building has a cov- ered porch and ADA-accessible sidewalks for access to and from the existing jogging path. (See photo Page 12)
Congratulations to Kelly Stipe Westbank Maintenance and Bran- don Ramirez Lafreniere Park on 15 years of service. Congratulations to Howard Blalock Westbank Maintenance, David Fray Westbank Mainte- nance, and Sarah Morgan East- bank Leisure Service on 10 years of service. Congratulations to James Behne Eastbank Maintenance, Darlene Fretwell Eastbank Lei- sure Service, Patricia Martinez Eastbank Leisure Service, Stefan Familigio Lakeshore Play- ground, Todd Freeman Terrytown Superintendent Kevin Sampey, Cody Wiley, Water Director Thomas West, Playground, Justin Irwin LaSalle Kirbye Smith, and Randy Jones Park on 5 years of service.
Page 10 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 Emergency Management the rain and flooding as original- Environmental By ly anticipated in many areas. By Ava Bougere However, there was flooding in Kathy Russo the lower lying areas of Grand In June 2019 our Emergency Isle, Lafitte, Crown Point, and Congratulations Randy Ma- Management Coordinators con- Barataria. joria, Environmental Quality ducted several Hurricane Season Specialist, on his retirement from Awareness Presentations at Thank you to Timmy Gau- the Parish. Randy worked for the Wynhoven Apartments, Metairie treau and the entire EOC staff Parish for 21 years and 4 months Manor, Alario Center, Senior for coordinating the smooth acti- before retiring on July 5. He was Luncheon, and Marrero Commu- vation at the EOC. We also a dedicated employee and a previ- nity Senior Center. thank Parish President Michael ous Joseph S. Yenni Award win- The Hurricane Season is em- Yenni and his Administrative ner. His cheerful personality will barking upon its peak months of Staff for the press conferences be missed. August, September, and October. that kept the public informed. MAKE A PLAN so your And thanks also to all essential Condolences family knows exactly what to do staff for working many tireless Our sincere condolences and and where to go. hours around the clock to ensure prayers go out to Christina Dug- STOCK UP on water, food, that Jefferson Parish was ready gar, Administrative Manage- medication, batteries, flashlights to safely and responsibly re- ment Specialist III, on the sudden, and other necessities. spond to TS Barry. tragic death of her fiancé, Chrisi- STAY INFORMED with Jef- The remaining names of tan Duet. Christian was the son of ferson Parish officials and the lo- storms are Chantal, Dorian, Erin, the late Parish employee Glen Du- cal news media. Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, et, who worked for Pump Stations Imelda, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, for 25 years. We all feel your loss Full Activation for Barry Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, and are praying for better days On July 11-14 the Parish shut Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van, ahead. down in wake of Tropical Storm and Wendy. Remember, it only Barry and conducted a full activa- takes one hurricane or tropical Special Recognition tion at the EOC (Emergency Op- storm to cause catastrophic dam- Tom Cooper, Environmental erations Center). All emergency age. Therefore it’s imperative to Quality Technician, was recently support functions and agency liai- have a plan of action, stock up, featured on the Parish Facebook sons were called in to respond to and stay informed regardless of page as part of the the needs of our citizens as Barry the seasonal outlook. #WeAreJeffParish campaign, was projected to make landfall Please visit our page of which highlights employees from around the Louisiana coast. For- jeffparish.net for information on different departments to educate tunately, Barry did not produce emergency preparedness. the public on all the valuable ser- vices provided by the dedicated employees of the Parish.
Stormwater Conference As Jefferson Parish is very rep- utable in Water Management in our region, Sami Khalil, Storm- water Management Supervisor, was invited to speak and co-chair at the EPA Region 6 NPDES Stormwater conference held in Denton, Texas, in partnership with Texas A&M University, the City of Denton, the North Central Tex- as Council of Governments & the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s), and States in Emergency Management Coordinator Tim Gautreau briefs President Yenni Region 6 (New Mexico, Arkansas, and COO Walter Brooks during Tropical Storm Barry activation at the EOC Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
Page 11 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 Recycling Update The Department of Environ- mental Affairs would like to re- mind all employees of some im- portant changes to the Parish’s curbside recycling program. As you may have heard, due to the collapse of the end market for recyclables in China, our local processor announced that they would discontinue services. The loss of this facility could have ef- fectively shut down our program for household recyclables. The good news is that the Parish’s waste hauler, Waste Connections, has secured a new facility and will continue to collect items from the Randy Majoria receiving his retirement Certificate of Merit green bins while they install the from Environmental Director Mike Lockwood. sorting machines. including the federal operators Coordinated Response and/or facilities on tribal lands in Exercise this region). This conference ena- Nine members of the depart- bles knowledge sharing, educa- ment attended the Pipeline Asso- tion, and discussion on Municipal, ciation of Louisiana Coordinated Construction & Industrial Storm- Response Exercise for First Re- water Management, Watershed sponders that was held in Kenner Protection Planning & Implemen- on July 24. The program was a tation, and Advancing Resiliency simulated pipeline emergency. in Water Infrastructure, Special Participants broke into groups to Water Programs, and other inno- determine actions to be taken to vative Stormwater Management protect the public and the envi- topics. The conference was held ronment. Lunch was served to on July 28 through August 1. all during the exercise. Tom Cooper and James Schultz at the Pipeline Response Exercise
What to Recycle? Please note that it is very im- portant to place ONLY the follow- ing items in the bins:
CARDBOARD, NEWSPAPER, OFFICE PAPER, JUNK MAIL, MAGAZINES, CEREAL-TYPE BOXES, ALUMINUM AND STEEL CANS, PLASTIC BOT- TLES (1&2)
Remember that all items must be clean! Following these guide- lines will help to keep the ma- chines and our program running LaSalle Park’s new multi-purpose restroom facility into the future!
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Training Room Tech News Security! Upgrades
With -Buddy B. ======“Governor Edwards Yay! We are working with
declares state of emergency General Services to spruce up Time for another in response to cybersecuri- installment of the EIS News ty breaches” the training rooms! New paint, carpet, furniture, page! Here, I’ll try to keep “Louisiana Governor John computers, and more are on the Bel Edwards has activated a you up to date on IT, GIS, and way. We’re starting with room state-wide state of emergency Telecom happenings, as well in response to a wave of 321 in the Yenni Building and as important information about ransomware infections that will upgrade the GGB in early have hit multiple school 2020. the Jeff Parish Tech world and districts.
how it may benefit you. The ransomware infections took place this week and Before you know it we’ll have impacted the school have a fresh new setup. What’s happening? districts of three North As always, we’re open to Louisiana parishes. Windows 10! suggestions; so let us know what IT networks were down at Folks, we are getting down to all three school districts, and will help you get the training the wire in our race to upgrade files have been encrypted you want. all of our computers from and are inaccessible…” Windows 7 to Windows 10. These are real security Tip Of The Day
threats that affect real people We here in IT are grateful for by: Heather Glass your help and patience during just like you. That is why this required upgrade process, Jeff Parish IT works so hard but there’s still work to do. to protect our network. Every Function keys can be refreshing. effort that JP IT makes is Take the F5 key for in- Microsoft will end Support for twofold: protect our network stance. It’s all about refresh- Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. and protect our users from ing things. It can refresh It is our goal to have all comput- the attacks like these. your web browser page, it ers in Jefferson Parish upgraded can refresh your file explorer to Windows 10 by January 1, page, it can even refresh 2020. KnowB4 most pages in AS/400. So, if your website Help us help you. Before you If you don’t have a doesn’t seem right, try F5, leave for the Christmas holidays, Phishing button in maybe it just needs to be re- let IT know if you have any your Outlook email freshed. computers in your department client, please let IT that are still running Windows 7 Know Be4 you get so we can help you find your your next Phishing upgrade path. email.
Page 13 Jefferson Parish Employee Newsletter August 2019 Retirements
Michael Fields Kathy Bourg Natalie Stoufflet Drainage Human Resources Parks & Recreation 35 years 33 years 33 years
Alton Loupe Joanne Pollet Calvin Thompson Water Streets Juvenile Services 33 years 33 years 26 years
Michael Lemoine Randy Majoria Charlene Heikamp General Services Environmental Library 22 years 21 years 20 years
Lighting Up the GGB
The GGB in Gretna for the 4th of July. Thanks to General Services and Electrician Supervisor Langdon Mickens. — See story page 8
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