Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), more Louisiana residents may qualify for SNAP due to changes in their work hours and/or income. (see attached for more information)Read more

PRINCETON, N.J. – April 7, 2020 – Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced an expansion of its existing patient support programs to help eligible unemployed patients in the U.S. who have lost their health insurance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The expanded program offers access to any branded Bristol Myers Squibb medicine for free, including some of its most widely prescribed products,...Read more

You CANNOT get the Corona virus from your pets. People are dumping their animals at shelters out of ignorance and fear. Please help by NOT abandoning your pet at a shelter, or if you can, please foster during this crisis.Read more

Just a friendly reminder that City Hall is currently closed to the public, due to COVID-19. If you need to pay your bill, you can put CHECKS ONLY in the night deposit box or you can pay by clicking on the RESIDENTS tab. If you need a permit, please contact the office at (504) 341-3424 and we will email or fax one to you. You can fill it out and send it back in. Once approved, we will notify you...Read more

Mayor Peoples and the Westwego City Council would like to inform you that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Regular City Council Meeting for Monday, April 13, 2020 has been cancelled. We ask that everyone please stay safe, stay at home and practice social distancing.Read more

Anyone that has purchased presale tickets can bring their tickets to City Hall when it reopens and receive a full refund.Read more

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is the largest relief package in U.S. history, providing a roughly $2 trillion stimulus designed to combat the economic and health crisis from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Act includes a wide range of actions, including forgivable loans to small businesses that maintain payroll; expanded unemployment benefits; adjusted tax deadlines and...Read more

There will be a Virtual Parent Information Meeting for the parents of Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School. If you have questions, you contact the Principal Diedra Miller by emailing her at diedra.miller@jpschools.org or you can calling the school office phone: (504) 341-1451.Read more