Hurricane Laura – Entergy

COVID-19 response accelerates relief for customers and communities

Mississippi Team — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 23:09:00 +0000

Months before COVID-19 reached the U.S., Entergy began taking steps to protect and prepare its workforce by activating the company’s pandemic response plan. By the time shutdowns began in March 2020, Entergy’s proactive approach kept employees and facilities safe while the company continued to serve customers. On a parallel track, low-income and charitable giving efforts kicked into high gear.

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Lake Charles dedicates downtown statue to linemen who restored post-hurricane power

Louisiana Team — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 04:49:00 +0000

Local philanthropists Oliver G. “Rick” and Donna Richard have dedicated a downtown statue saluting the linemen and linewomen who came from all over the United States to restore electrical power after Hurricane Laura. The larger-than-life statue depicts a lineman looking skyward, equipped with gear and a work belt. He stands just off the sidewalk outside the Richards’ Phoenix Building at the…

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Entergy Puts Practice Into Play During Hurricane Season (T&D World Magazine)

David Lewis — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic, an economic shutdown and political turmoil: Could things have been much worse in late summer 2020? Yes, it turns out they could be and were, especially for electric utilities with operations across the U.S. Gulf Coast and their customers. A series of destructive storms hit the coastline. On Aug. 27, Hurricane Laura slammed Louisiana with a ferocity not seen since 1856…

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Entergy Awards Nearly $19M in Charitable Contributions to Help Communities Thrive in 2020

Entergy Team — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 02:48:00 +0000

NEW ORLEANS – ��ϳԹ�� and the Entergy Charitable Foundation awarded $4 million in contributions to nonprofit organizations during the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing total shareholder-funded contributions for the year to $18.9 million. Entergy shareholders helped power stronger, healthier communities in 2020 through major initiatives including COVID-19 pandemic relief giving…

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Edison Electric Institute Awards Entergy for 2020 Emergency Response

Entergy Team — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:17:00 +0000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) recently awarded ��ϳԹ�� five Emergency Response Awards, including recovery awards for Hurricane Laura and severe thunderstorms last April, and assistance awards for hurricanes Sally, Isaias and Hanna. Entergy is the only electric company in the country to have been recognized each year by EEI since it began the awards program.

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Waterford 3 Team Member Helps with Hurricane Laura Restoration

Nuclear Communications Team — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:28:00 +0000

Brendan Pitre, Entergy Nuclear fleet senior coordinator of security compliance, assigned to Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station, volunteered to help in the massive Hurricane Laura restoration effort. For this, he was recognized by Entergy Nuclear for exhibiting a safe work environment and a passion for teamwork and received one of Entergy Nuclear’s Employee Spotlight recognitions.

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Entergy Responds to an Unprecedented Storm Season (EEI Electric Perspectives)

David Lewis — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Entergy and our customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are no strangers to severe weather. We thought we had faced it all—from ice storms and tornadoes to unnamed tropical disturbances and 2005’s mighty Hurricane Katrina. Then came the historic 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and Hurricane Laura, the strongest storm to hit Louisiana since 1856. Laura left an unprecedented path…

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Entergy Texas Announces 11 Agencies Receiving Funds to Help Hurricane Victims

Entergy Team — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 05:01:00 +0000

As southeast Texas recovers from the devastating impacts caused by Hurricanes Laura and Delta, Entergy Texas, Inc. is contributing $160,000 to local non-profits focused on helping residents recover from this active storm season. These funds are a part of the previously announced $360,000 contribution to help the community rebuild following Hurricanes Laura and Delta. In addition to the $160,000…

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Arkansas Crew Steps Up Three Times After Hurricanes Lash Louisiana

Brandi Hinkle — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:00:00 +0000

Mutual assistance allows for extra help in disasters Things that come in threes are typically better, funnier or more dramatic, but the “Rule of Three” took a nasty turn this year, with Hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta lashing Louisiana in rapid succession. It takes a minimum of three to make a pattern or greater impression, and examples can be found in many things, from art and religion to…

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Entergy Shareholders Award $11.3M in Charitable Contributions Year-to-Date to Help (Cont.)

Entergy Team — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:22:00 +0000

NEW ORLEANS – During the first three quarters of 2020, the Entergy Charitable Foundation has helped power stronger, healthier communities by awarding $11.3 million to more than 1,200 nonprofit organizations located across Entergy’s service area of Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Michigan and New York. ��ϳԹ�� (NYSE: ETR) shareholders powered communities during the third…

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