Utility assistance program overwhelmed with requests; read the city-parish statement here

BATON ROUGE - An influx of residents seeking seeking help paying their utility bills has made it difficult for the city-parish to keep up with all the requests. On Thursday, East Baton Rouge officials said the increase has pushed the city to expand how the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is handling requests.WBRZ will have more on the increasing demand for the program on News 2 at 4, 5 and 6Read the full statement from the city-parish below.The Office of Social Services is wo