Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY 2.0Living in Kenner, LA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Kenner comes from Washington-St Tammany E C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by Jefferson Parish School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kenner, 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 Kenner.
Power comes from Washington-St Tammany E C
Washington-St Tammany E C (Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 55.4% of Kenner residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $146 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 E Jefferson Ww District 1
E Jefferson Ww District 1 supplies almost all of Kenner. It draws surface water and serves 275,163 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1051001.
4 home internet providers serve Kenner
98% of 19,244 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Kenner is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Kenner, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri or Sat)Look up your day on kenner.la.us
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Kenner Residential Drop-Off Site for Bulk Waste
1803 24th Street, Kenner, LA 70062
- Sat9 am–3 pm
- Sun9 am–3 pm
The town’s page also lists “no weekday drop-offs”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Accepted at the curb
- Office paper
- Newspaper, including color inserts
- Magazines and catalogs
- Junk mail and telephone books
- Plastic food and beverage containers coded 1, 2, and 3
- Aluminum cans, steel and ferrous metal food containers and lids
From kenner.la.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 09/16/2025, 2026, Monday, July 20, 2026, Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kenner is in Jefferson Parish School District.
BSchool 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 Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Kenner spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Kenner residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kenner | ZIP’s residents in Kenner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70065 | Kenner, LA | 77% | 100% |
| 70062 | Kenner, LA | 22% | 89% |
A few homes fall in 70003. 70063, 70064, 70097 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Kenner
Who supplies Kenner’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
E Jefferson Ww District 1 (EPA ID LA1051001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kenner?
Washington-St Tammany E C (Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kenner?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kenner?
70065 (77%), 70062 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kenner in?
Jefferson Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Kenner?
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 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: Kenner’s own website (kenner.la.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.