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Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana that includes most of the suburban New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna.
The parish has a total area of 642 square miles (1,664 km²), of which, 307 square miles (794 km²) of it is land and 336 square miles (870 km²) of it (52.29%) is water. A population estimate conducted from June - October 2006 by the Louisiana Recovery Authority put Jefferson at 440,000 residents or 98% of its 2000 total, making it the largest parish in the state.A business report released in April 2007 found Jefferson Parish lead the nation in job growth, for the quarter ending September 30, 2006, as rebuilding continued after Hurricane Katrina. Jefferson Parish president Aaron Broussard believes that Jefferson Parish will reach pre-Katrina numbers or even exceed those numbers, as residents who are still evacuated from New Orleans return to Jefferson Parish to be closer to New Orleans.
For more information on the Jefferson Parish economy, download this free Jefferson Parish Economic Profile which features information on:
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