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La. taxpayers warned about COVID-19 stimulus scams

Thu, 04/02/2020 - 8:55am

BATON ROUGE – With the federal government preparing to distribute economic stimulus funds to most Americans during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is warning taxpayers to be wary of potential scams to steal their money.
Phishing scams are among the most common fraud tactics. The goal is to acquire personal information, such as Social Security numbers, to commit identity theft.

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Parish grocers urge one shopper, one cart

Thu, 04/02/2020 - 8:54am

OPELOUSAS — St. Landry grocers and other retailers are urging shoppers to use common sense and shop responsibly as coronavirus benefit checks begin to flow into households.
They are urging that only one family member goes to the store to shop for the household and that they limit their purchases to what one grocery cart can hold.
They say they are trying not to limit the number of people allowed into the stores because that could potentially cause a problem with shoppers mingling at close quarters waiting to get in.

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Tuesday was the last date to pick up free school lunches. Bertha Andrus, one of Central Middle School’s cafeteria workers, handed out prepared lunch meals to a family at Central Middle School. Central Middle School was one of the four sites for St. Landry Parish school students to pick up free lunches. Free lunches were offered since March 16 provided by the St. Landry Parish School Board. Tuesday’s lunch was a meal of spaghetti, roll, cheese pizza and mixed vegetables. According to Cheryl Stevens, Central Middle School’s cafeteria manager, “On Friday we gave out a total of 771, Thursday the women gave out 730 lunches, and yesterday (March 30) a total of 830 lunches were given out.” (Photo by Myra Miller)

St. Landry Parish school emergency meal program ended Tuesday

Thu, 04/02/2020 - 8:54am

The St. Landry Parish School System will ended its emergency meal program on Tuesday, according to a news release from the system.
Meals had been available at Central Middle School.
On Wednesday the school system announced that as a result of a new partnership with Three O’Clock Project , the students of St. Landry Parish School System (SPPS) will have an opportunity to receive 10 meals per week.

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Stay at home fun

Thu, 04/02/2020 - 8:46am

Waiting for a possible rain shower is Emma Myers. Myers used her creativity and chalk, drawing an umbrella. Myers is the daughter of Amy and David Myers of Eunice. (Submitted photo)

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