Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna.
According to the 2000 census, Jefferson had a population of 455,466. Greater New Orleans, a seven-parish area which includes Jefferson, is the largest metropolitan area in the state. Jefferson Parish was affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 but has rebounded at a more rapid pace than neighboring Orleans Parish, because the destruction was not as severe in Jefferson. A population estimate conducted in July of 2007 by the Louisiana Recovery Authority put Jefferson at 440,339 residents or 98% of its 2000 total, making it the largest parish in the state.
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