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.
What s on the Ballot: March 20, 2021 elections
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and last updated 2021-03-06 22:23:58-05
Early voting for the March 20 election will begin on Saturday, March 6.
Not all of Acadiana will be participating in the elections. Five parishes have races on the ballot. Early voting starts March 6 through Saturday, March 13, from 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. (excluding Sunday, March 7).
Big races in this election include US Representative District 5 Congressional seat. The seat was won by Luke Letlow in a December 2020 runoff. Letlow died later that month due to complications from COVID-19. Most notably in that race, Julia Letlow, Luke Letlow s widow, is hoping to fill his vacancy.
Vernon Parish Preschool Programs coordinated enrollment held at 3 central locations
Vernon Parish School Board
Coordinated Enrollment for Vernon Parish Preschool Programs (Head Start and LA4) for the 2021-22 school year will be held at 3 central locations this year.
Applications can be completed online through the Vernon Parish School Board website at www.vpsb.us
Please note the following registration dates: March 2nd at North Polk Elementary School for preschool students who will attend North Polk Elementary, March 9th at Pickering Elementary School for preschool students who will attend Pickering, Evans, Pitkin, Rosepine schools, and March 11th at East Leesville Elementary for students who will attend East Leesville, Anacoco, Hornbeck and Hicks schools. We encourage all families with age 3 and 4 year old children who are interested in preschool to attend.
SHREVEPORT, La. â The parents of a Many High School student who was allegedly sexually assaulted a year ago by basketball teammates have filed suit in federal court, claiming their sonâs civil rights were violated.
Rose and Elliot Garner say they are due unspecified monetary damages for mental suffering, psychological suffering, emotional distress, economic losses for attorneyâs fees, lost and reduced wages and present and future medical expenses.
They name the following as defendants:
City of Many
Sabine Parish District Attorneyâs Office
District Attorney Don Burkett
Sabine Parish School Board and unknown employees
Unknown insurance companies.
The 45-page document was filed Thursday by Leesville attorney Mary K. Beaird on behalf of the Garners.