58 percent of Louisiana Federation of Teachers members surveyed say they are not comfortable with school restarting next month. L-F-T president Larry Carter says part of that is because the feds and state have not done enough to make schools safe.
Cleco announces customers who’ve had trouble paying their energy bills can get an installment plan to pay their past due amounts back over up to 18 months. Spokesperson Fran Phoenix says this offer is good for payments due from March 13th through July 16th, and if accepted will be added to your monthly bill as an installment.
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Cleco is also announced starting September 1st disconnection procedures for derelict payments will resume.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will hold a 1:30 meeting about the future of K-12 education in the state. The meeting is expected to be firey and touch on topics like mandatory mask wearing for students. BESE President Sandy Holloway says they hope to have a good idea of what schools will look like by the end of the meeting.
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State and federal personal, partnership, and corporate income tax returns for 2019 are due Wednesday. Louisiana Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson says if you still need extra time you can file for an extension. She says that extends the requirement to file the return, but…
Robinson says the turnaround for getting tax returns is right in line with the three to four-week wait you’d expect from the usual tax season despite COVID impacting the Department’s operations.