Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 45 > Chapter 9 > Part V-A - Louisiana Energy Emergency Relief Act

• Commission: means the Louisiana Public Service Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:1221
• Deferred billing program: means a program administered by a utility that allows utility customers to defer payment of a utility bill up to a twelve-month time period. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:1221
• Eligible customers: include any one of the following:

  (a)  Those persons whose income does not exceed one hundred fifty percent of the poverty level as established by the federal government and who are sixty-five years of age or older. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:1221

• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Utility: means any person, public or private, subject to the general jurisdiction of the commission pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:1221