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Plywood sign that says 'Thanks Entergy' spotted in September 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina made landfall.

Resilience and renewal: 20 years of progress since hurricanes Katrina and Rita

August 29, 2025

The lessons learned after Hurricane Katrina made us a stronger, more customer-focused company and to this day, we know that progress requires dedication and power — for homes, businesses, communities and our lives. The spirit of that day endures in our vision statement “We Power Life.”

Meta’s move to Louisiana: Good for the state, and a big win for Entergy customers

August 27, 2025

An op-ed by Phillip May, president and CEO of Entergy Louisiana: With recent approval by the Louisiana Public Service Commission, Meta will soon join our grid. This allows Entergy Louisiana to build several new transmission and three new modern, efficient generation facilities in a way that not only serves Meta’s future data center but also strengthens reliability and resiliency across our service area and keeps rates low for all of our customers.

Meeting America's energy demands with a cleaner, stronger power grid - A POLITICO readout article

Meeting America’s energy demands with a cleaner, stronger power grid (POLITICO)

June 13, 2025

To meet consumer needs, capture that growth and achieve U.S. energy goals, investment is critical, especially in well-suited areas such as Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas — regions that leading energy company Entergy is dedicated to serving.

Empowering future generations: Supporting our local HBCUs

July 26, 2024

At Entergy, we power life. We’ve been in business for more than 100 years, and our purpose has never changed. We power life by creating sustainable value for our customers, employees, communities and owners. This goes beyond providing safe, reliable, affordable and sustainable energy – it also means being there for all the moments that matter. It means making a lasting impact that powers a brighter future for all.

Powering a brighter future through resilience

July 1, 2024

With a longstanding commitment to customer affordability, sustainability and social responsibility, Entergy is leading the industry toward a more sustainable and inclusive future. We know the time to invest in our energy infrastructure is now, and we’re uniquely positioned to ensure equitable access to clean, reliable and affordable energy for everyone.

The path to a more resilient US power grid (POLITICO)

June 6, 2024

Policymakers and industry leaders are looking for new, sustainable solutions to provide the reliable and affordable electricity that customers expect, and that will help ensure U.S. energy security, especially as we face more frequent and extreme weather events. POLITICO’s 2024 ��ϳԹ�� Summit takes a closer look at how both groups are writing and revising the rules of this new energy future and investing in energy infrastructure.

Phillip May: Forging a path towards grid resilience (The Advocate)

April 30, 2024

With the recent approval by the Louisiana Public Service Commission of the initial phase of our comprehensive resilience plan, Entergy Louisiana is poised to usher in a new era of grid reliability and economic prosperity.

Customers benefit from new Entergy platform to access federal bill payment assistance

August 11, 2023

While the federal Low-Income Home ��ϳԹ�� Assistance Program offers energy bill payment assistance, the typical application process is cumbersome, paper based and error prone – meaning it can take days, weeks or even months for qualifying individuals to receive the help they need.

Enduring value: Entergy’s more than 100-year-old story (POWER Magazine)

July 10, 2023

One man’s ambition to electrify the Middle South and improve its economic outlook 110 years ago evolved from a handshake for steam from a boiler powered with waste sawdust into ��ϳԹ��, a multi-billion-dollar energy giant. Shaped by a legacy of growth, innovation, hardship, and disaster, the company today forms a bedrock in the Gulf Coast, America’s new economic powerhouse.

An open letter to our customers

June 23, 2023

Haley Fisackerly, president and CEO, Entergy Mississippi addresses storm recoverynOver more than a week, Entergy Mississippi and our customers experienced an unprecedented series of severe storms, tornados and unusually high winds that caused the largest outage in our service area since Hurricane Katrina. This event saw scores of fast-moving storm cells with 80+ mph winds cutting a widespread path through our entire service area. This treacherous weather also came day-after-day, sometimes through the same areas repeatedly. The damage was so extensive that our power grid lost half as many poles, wires and transformers in one week as we lost from all storms in 2020, which was one of our worst storm years in recent history with four hurricanes and two tropical storms.