DeSoto and Caddo school employees are line to get an extra paycheck in appreciation of their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The DeSoto Parish School Board will vote tonight on a recommendation from Superintendent Clay Corley to pay all employees $1,500. The Budget and Finance Committee signed off on the plan last week.
The supplement will cost the district about $1.5 million, with the funds coming out of the current budget. The checks will be cut March 25 if approved.
Caddo Parish School Board members will consider a proposal at its March 23 meeting to give a one-time supplement of $1,000 to all full-time employees who worked 90 percent of their required days. Employees would get the money in June as a separate check.
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The supply is limited so only those in dire need are asked to participate. The sheriff s office is attempting to locate more water for distribution.Â
All of the parish s water systems are hampered in some way, whether having no water or having low water pressure. But some are worse than others.Â
Here s a rundown of the latest status of each system provided by the sheriff s office:
DeSoto Waterworks District #1Â - Main line is being pressured up before any residential areas can be turned on. It will be the middle of next week before all customers can be restored.
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ArkLaTex pastor hosts food giveaway that serves 1,000 people
Volunteers handed out hot dinners at 5 locations Volunteers help set up food giveaway in downtown Shreveport on Wednesday. (Source: Destinee Patterson) By Destinee Patterson | December 23, 2020 at 8:16 PM CST - Updated December 23 at 10:35 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) People smiled and thanked volunteers as they received hot dinners at no cost Wednesday, Dec. 23.
Ham, turkey, corn, bread, rolls and dressing filled Styrofoam plates.
“We just want to be a blessing,” St. Elizabeth Baptist Church pastor Donzell Hughes said. “You know, bless people’s bellies.”
Church, business owners pull together to feed 1,000 people
Volunteers set up shop at five locations: Retro Downtown Barbecue, Embrace Me Ministries, Mansfield High School, The Eagles Nest and Living Word Church.
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