New Orleans is a city with soul in every sense — from the music and food to the culture and the grit of the resilient people who keep it all alive. But that soul is under pressure. From skyrocketing utility bills to stagnant wages, from unaffordable insurance to rising property taxes, the middle class in […]
Entergy continues to fight against sending out millions in customer refunds, in spite of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruling confirming that company owes $550 million to customers in Louisiana, Arkansas, and New Orleans.
On Dec. 23, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruled that Entergy Corp. owes around $500 million in refunds to ratepayers in Louisiana and Arkansas related to the management and operation of the Grand Gulf nuclear plant. The FERC’s ruling comes as the result of a joint lawsuit filed by Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi claiming […]
“I will be Entergy’s worst nightmare,” a jubilant Davante Lewis told dozens of supporters in his victory speech Saturday, December 10 at the Holy Grail Coffee House.
Over 300 children and teenagers attended the Department of Defense STEM NOLA event at Joe W. Brown Park in New Orleans East on Saturday, where they learned about electricity, circuits, and the municipal power grid.
Entergy's move to pull out of a major agreement to provide $30 million for a dedicated substation at the Sewerage & Water Board's Carrolton Plant won't stop the substation from moving forward, said New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno on Monday.
A calm but defiant City Council President Helena Moreno led other members in a full-throttle preliminary dialogue of Entergy's actions "before, during and in response to Hurricane Ida" while Entergy sought to minimize their responsibility and signal possible change in the very nature of its decades-long and extremely profitable relationship with the City of New […]
The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) and partner organizations in the Energy Future New Orleans coalition asked the City Council today to "hold Entergy accountable" for their performance or lack thereof during Hurricane Ida and the ongoing recovery process. Specifically, DSCEJ has requested that the council conduct a full investigation of Entergy's massive […]
At an emergency meeting of the New Orleans City Council at 10 am today, Council President Helena Moreno will take the lead in grilling Entergy about the timeline and process of restoring electricity to Orleans Parish and rebuilding the grid which was virtually destroyed by Hurricane Ida. Central to that discussion is the apparent failure […]
Most times Entergy and the Sewerage and Water Board are in the news, it's because they did something that was nefarious, unscrupulous, or that showcased their incompetence. For once, we present to you something incredible that they did. Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced a $74 million deal that will make Entergy New Orleans the primary power […]
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