JPAS and what the organization brings to Jefferson Parish is crucial for our community and offers a wide range of skills, including creativity, emotional intelligence, communication, and collaboration. The Arts also fosters self-expression, builds confidence, and contributes to academic success.

Founded in 1978 by Maestro Dennis G. Assaf, the Jefferson Performing Arts Society is a non-profit professional arts organization whose mission is to promote arts performance, training, and outreach by providing a diverse range of quality programs that entertain, educate and enrich the cultural and economic vitality of Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans and the Gulf South.