Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
The CDC and the Louisiana Office of Public Health continues to monitor and makes dailys updates to their website at 9:30A.M. and 5:30P.M.
http://ldh.la.gov/Coronavirus/
https://www.cdc.gov/
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html#2019-nCoV-and-animals
4/1/2020
Sheriff Randy Seal issues parish wide curfew
Business practices COVID 19 from Parish President Thomas
Memo from Parish President Thomas
3/30/2020
Washington Parish COVID19 community resource guide UPDATED
3/27/2020
Memo from Parish President Thomas
Louisiana Economic Development offers hotline for Louisiana businesses
3/26/2020
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/
3/25/2020
Major declaration for the State of Louisiana
3/24/2020
Memo from Louisiana Economic Development
Statewide burn ban
Cease and desist
3/23/2020
Memo from Parish President Thomas
Memo from Choctaw Landfill
3/22/2020
Memo from Parish President Thomas
Amended executive order issued by Governor John Bel Edwards 3-22-2020
3/19/2020
Memo from Parish President Thomas
State agency resource guide
3/18/2020
https://www.northshorecollege.edu/updates/index
3/17/2020
Memo from Parish President Thomas
Stop the Spread of respiratory viruses
Amended executive order issued by Governor John Bel Edwrds effective 3-17-2020 -04-13-2020
https://www.bogalusa.org/
3/16/2020
Memo from Parish President Thomas
For more information on COVID 19 call 211
Updates from Governor John Bel Edwards can be found at facebook.com/LouisianaGov/
3/15/2020
COVID 19 FAQ
3/13/2020
Parish President Richard N. Thomas, Jr. has signed emergency declaration 03-13-2020 that will enable our parish to adequately deal with an emergency that may arise from COVID-19. No presumptive cases have been identified in our parish as of this post.
Washington Parish Emergency Declaration 3-13-20
Executive Order issued by Governor John Bel Edwards 3-12-20
Amended executive order issued by Governor John Bel Edwards 3-13-20
CDC Fact sheet - What to do if you are sick
CDC Fact Sheet - What you need to know
CDC Fact Sheet - Workplace - School and Home Guidance
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Washington Parish Energy Center One, LLC (WPEC) and Calpine Corporation, owners of a power station on property located at 18400 Bennett Road in Ward 4 of Washington Parish, recently contracted with Entergy Louisiana, LLC for the demolition of the existing power plant, transfer of property and construction of a new natural-gas fired power plant.
The power plant originally constructed by WPEC/Calpine was never placed into commercial operation due to economic conditions and is now obsolete. Acknowledging that the new project may qualify for ad valorem tax exemption, WPEC/Calpine desiring to mitigate the financial impact an Industrial Tax Exemption would have on Washington Parish, has agreed to pay the sum of $250,000 each calendar year during construction and $1,000,000 when the project is complete, and the property transferred to Entergy Louisiana.
This payment will be distributed by the Washington Parish Sheriff, Ex-officio Tax Collector, to each taxing agency with a millage levied within the assessed area WPEC is located, based on their allowed millage and taxable assessed property values.
Pictured: Parish President Richard N. Thomas, Jr., Assessor James "Jimbo" Stevenson, Sheriff Randy "Country " Seal, shown in receipt of a $250,000. check, the first installment from Calpine of a payment in lieu of taxes.
