The Parish Attorneys Office is governed by Jefferson Parish in Louisiana. The parish maintains a fire department that offers a range of fire suppression and prevention services. It operates a parks and recreation department that provides a variety of recreational activities for adults and children. Jefferson Parish maintains a council, as well as offers various community development services. It also operates library, planning and parkways departments. The parish has a community justice agency and provides emergency management and engineering services. Jefferson Parish maintains the Emergency Operating Center. In addition, the parish operates finance, drainage, fleet management, accounting, purchasing and traffic engineering, telecommunication and water departments.