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Lafourche and Terrebonne residents asked to conserve electricity use tonight
The Courier and Daily Comet
Residents of Terrebonne and Lafourche are being asked to conserve electric power this evening from 6 to 11 p.m. to prevent possible rolling blackouts.
The Terrebonne Parish Utilities Departmment has been instructed to notify and ask customers to conserve electric power Wednesday evening. Forced generation outages combined with extremely low temperatures have caused a sharp increase in demand for electric power which can result in an overload of the electrical grid, said Terrebonne Parish Office of Homeland Security Director Earl Eues in a news release.
SLECA General Manager Joe Ticheli said that the company has been posting updates on social media urging people to continue to reduce energy use and are currently not anticipating rolling blackouts.
Property taxes in Terrebonne and Lafourche are due by the end of the year
It’s property tax time again for Terrebonne and Lafourche.
Terrebonne and Lafourche parish property owners received annual tax notices through each parish s sheriff’s office. Property taxes are due by Dec. 31. Late fees will begin at a rate of 1 percent per month after Jan. 1.
Taxes can be paid online, by mail or in person.
Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, officials are urging residents to make their payments online or by mail.
“Lobby space is extremely limited, and because of this, practicing safe social distancing while paying taxes in person may be difficult,” the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office said. “Also, please be aware that beginning this year, local bank branches are no longer accepting payments. Traditionally, several local bank branches accepted in-person payments through Dec. 31, but that service is no longer available.”