https://frontlineworkers.la.gov/ You may qualify if you earn less than $50,000 and were employed in one of the following positions on or after March 11, 2020: Nurses, assistants, aides, medical residents, pharmacy staff, phlebotomists, respiratory therapists, and workers providing direct patient care in inpatient and outpatient dialysis facilities. Housekeeping, laundry services, food services, and waste management [...]
Louisiana Main Street Program (Businesses Eligible for Grant up To $15,000 in Reimbursable Expenses) https://www.louisianamainstreet.com/ Eligibility Requirements for Businesses: Were domiciled in Louisiana as of March 1, 2020 Suffered an interruption of business At least 50% owned by one or more Louisiana residents Filed Louisiana taxes in 2018 or 2019 or will file taxes in [...]
July 11, 2020 Contact: [email protected] Gov. Edwards Orders Statewide Mask Mandate, Closes Bars to On Premises Consumption as COVID-19 Continues to Spread Across Louisiana All indoor gatherings limited to 50 total people to prevent the spread of illness BATON ROUGE — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a mandatory mask requirement for Louisiana and ordered bars in [...]
PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Cameron Parish and its partners are seeking community input for the 2020 Cameron Parish Hazard Mitigation Plan update. Cameron Parish OHSEP, in partnership with the Stephenson Disaster Management Institute at LSU, is leading the process to update the plan. The Cameron Parish Hazard Mitigation Plan describes the naturally occurring risks to the [...]
HURRICANE SEASON RFP: The Police Jury is soliciting proposals for three pre-disaster contracts: • Debris removal and disposal services. • Disaster management and recovery monitoring services. • Program management for federal assistance programs. Request an RFP package from Ashley Buller, [email protected] Proposals can be: • Hand-delivered to the Police Jury Administrative Office at the West Annex, [...]
The Paycheck Protection Program prioritizes millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing up to $349 billion toward job retention and certain other expenses. Small businesses and eligible nonprofit organizations, Veterans organizations, and Tribal businesses described in the Small Business Act, as well as individuals who are self-employed or are independent contractors, are eligible [...]
On March 18, 2020, Congress passed and adopted into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. (H.R.6201) in response to the economic impact associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The FFCRA requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. These provisions [...]
DUMP SITES AVAILABLE: Cameron Parish has dump sites in every community, so please place only household trash at the road for residential pickup. Waste Management only picks up household trash. It does not pick up 55-gallon drums or tree limbs, so please dispose of them at the dump site. Here are the dump site hours [...]
Louisiana on Monday snagged $155.7 million in GOMESA revenue-sharing funds for coastal restoration efforts, derived from offshore energy production. Plaquemines Parish gets the largest disbursement in the state, with more than $3 million. Rounding out the top five: Jefferson Parish, nearly $2.6 million; Terrebonne Parish, nearly $2.4 million; Orleans Parish, more than $2.1 million; and [...]
Louisiana is the number one producer of fish and shellfish in the contiguous U.S.; one out of every 70 jobs in the state is related to the seafood industry. Seafood dealers—or any one who buys or handles seafood that will be sold, or resold—play a critical role in producing a fresh and superior product. Seafood is [...]
