South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association’s (SLECA) Energy Emergency Deferred Billing Program provides eligible customers with a mechanism to defer utility payments in the event the Louisiana Public Service Commission should declare an "Energy Emergency."

To qualify for the program, a residential customer or government entity must meet certain requirements and be pre-qualified and pre-enrolled prior to any LPSC declared energy emergency.

Eligible customers include any one of the following:

•  Those persons whose income does not exceed 150% of the poverty level as established by the Federal Government and who are 65 years of age or older.
   
• Those persons who receive either one of the following: (1) Food stamps; (2) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
   
• Those persons whose sole income consists of Social Security payments.
   
• As determined by the Commission or other vital government entities that provide services, the absence of which could result in imminent peril to the public health, safety, and welfare.
   
• Those persons who need life-sustaining, electrically operated equipment, or life-sustaining medical treatment that requires electricity in order to live.

For additional information contact SLECA’s Member Services Department at
P. O. Box 4037, Houma, LA 70361 or call 985-876-6880.