Lewd e-mails uploaded to county's Twitter

GRETNA, La., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Officials in Jefferson Parish, La., said an employee accidentally uploaded lewd e-mails about an old flame to the parish's emergency information Twitter feed.

The parish's Emergency Management Department said the employee had been writing an e-mail about a former lover and accidentally uploaded the lewd paragraphs to the department's Twitter feed, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported.

Officials said the employee realized the mistake almost immediately and deleted the Twitter postings.

The department issued an apology for the incident Monday afternoon.

"We sincerely apologize for this incident and for offending anyone who may have received this message," officials said in a statement. "The parish is removing the Twitter account from the site until such time as more safeguards can be put in place to prevent this from happening again."

It was not clear Tuesday whether the employee is facing disciplinary action.