AVONDALE, Louisiana, Dec. 3 -- The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 2:

Today, the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO), in partnership with Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, Councilman-at-Large Ricky Templet and key development partners, celebrated the ribbon cutting of the first model home built through the Jefferson Parish Neighborhood Revitalization Model Home Pilot Program in Terrytown.