District Administrator: Joe Mayeux

Parishes Represented

• Jefferson
• Plaquemines
• St. Bernard

Office Hours

Regular office hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Monday- Friday)

Driving Directions

From Metairie/Kenner: Head east towards I-10 New Orleans Business District, Keep Left onto US-90 Business for 6.5 miles, Stay on elevated expressway until you reach the Manhattan Blvd exit. Stay straight on lower expressway for .8 miles. Turn left onto Scotsdale Dr, and then turn in to the gated parking lot of the Harvey State Building.

From Avondale/Westwego/Marrero: Head east on the Westbank Expressway. Exit at MacArthur Blvd. Proceed straight thru the Harvey Tunnel and pass one red light upon exiting the tunnel. Turn right onto Scotsdale Dr., and then turn in to the gated parking lot of the Harvey State Building.

From Chalmette Courthouse: Turn Right (west) onto St. Bernard Highway for 2.1 miles, Keep straight onto St. Claude Avenue. Turn Right onto Elysian Fields Avenue. Turn left onto N. Claiborne Avenue and take the ramp onto I-10. Exit 234C, and then turn left onto the ramp for .4 miles towards US-90/US-90 Business/Claiborne Ave. Take ramp (left) onto US-90 Business for 5.9 miles. Stay on Westbank Expressway and exit at Manhattan Blvd. Stay straight on lower expressway for .8 miles. Turn left onto Scotsdale Drive, and then turn in to the gated parking lot of the Harvey State Building.

From Plaquemines Parish: Keep north on Belle Chasse Highway. Keep straight onto Lafayette Street. Turn left (west) onto the Westbank Expressway and take the ramp onto the upper expressway and travel for .4 miles. Exit at Manhattan Blvd. Stay straight on lower expressway for .8 miles. Turn left onto Scotsdale Drive, and then turn in to the gated parking lot of the Harvey State Building.

Staff Information

JPD employs 40 people, including a District Manager, supervisors, officers, officer assistants, and administrative staff.

Demographics/ Stats

Jefferson Parish District supervises approximately 3,800 offenders, and conducts over 1,500 investigations per year.  We are responsible for supervising over 200 sex offenders and approximately 600 violent offenders.

Special Community Projects

Jefferson Parish District Officers work jointly with local law enforcement departments to provide safer communities.  Our officers make routine runs with Jefferson Parish Sheriff and St. Bernard Sheriff’s Offices.  Special assignments include Sex Offender Roundups, Curfew checks on Halloween Night, offender residence compliance checks and Public Housing Safety Initiative.

The JPD staff works hard to provide community, spiritual and educational based programs for offenders in an attempt to successfully reintegrate them into our communities.  We assist with Sex Offender Treatment, Substance and Alcohol Abuse Counseling and Spiritual Based Rehabilitation Programs.