Photo: Richard Byrd · CC BY 2.0Living in Jennings, LA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for City of Jennings Water System. Power in Jennings comes from Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jennings, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Jennings.
Power comes from Jefferson Davis Elec Coop
Jefferson Davis Elec Coop (Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jennings. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $183 a month (its average across Louisiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Jennings Water System
City of Jennings Water System supplies almost all of Jennings. It draws ground water and serves 9,837 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2024: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1053003.
6 home internet providers serve Jennings
96% of 4,295 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 71% | 5,000/5,000 |
| LFT Fiber | Fiber | 58% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Bstwifi | Fixed wireless | 92% | 500/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| Faster Cajun Networks | Fixed wireless | 7% | 110/23 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jennings’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jennings.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jennings is in Jefferson Davis Parish School District.
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Jennings is in ZIP code 70546
ZIP codes where Jennings residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jennings | ZIP’s residents in Jennings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70546 | Jennings, LA | 100% | 60% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Jennings
Who supplies Jennings’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Jennings Water System (EPA ID LA1053003). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jennings?
Jefferson Davis Elec Coop (Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jennings?
Spectrum, AT&T, LFT Fiber, Bstwifi, T-Mobile, Faster Cajun Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jennings?
70546. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jennings in?
Jefferson Davis Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Jennings?
In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Jefferson Davis Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.