LA environment – Entergy We power life. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:08:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 /wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-FavIcon-32x32.png LA environment – Entergy 32 32 A Women’s History Month spotlight /blog/a-womens-history-month-spotlight Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:08:21 +0000 /?p=13785 For many, the nuclear industry seems like a distant world, something seen in movies. But for Waterford 3’s Radiation Protection Technician Lisa Parks, nuclear energy is not just her profession, but a passion. In 2016, Parks started her Entergy career as a decontamination technician at New York’s Indian Point ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Center, which closed in 2021. But quickly she realized she wanted more.

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Entergy and Monarch ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø collaborate to advance South Louisiana green hydrogen infrastructure /news/entergy-monarch-energy-collaborate-advance-south-louisiana-green-hydrogen-infrastructure Thu, 07 Sep 2023 03:46:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-monarch-energy-collaborate-advance-south-louisiana-green-hydrogen-infrastructure/ BATON ROUGE, La. – Entergy Louisiana and Monarch ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, a company known for its green hydrogen and electro-fuels projects, have signed a memorandum of understanding to help advance the energy infrastructure in South Louisiana. As part of the agreement, Entergy Louisiana will work with Monarch ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to leverage existing transmission infrastructure and/or construct new generation resources to…

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Entergy Louisiana seeks approval to add nearly 225 megawatts of solar power to its generation mix /news/entergy-louisiana-seeks-approval-add-nearly-225-megawatts-solar-power-its-generation-mix Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:35:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-louisiana-seeks-approval-add-nearly-225-megawatts-solar-power-its-generation-mix/ BATON ROUGE, La. – To meet customers’ growing demands for renewable energy and support economic development in the state, Entergy Louisiana this week filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission to approve the purchase, construction and operation of nearly 225 megawatts of new solar power resources. Entergy Louisiana has selected two projects to source additional solar energy…

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River Bend Station begins 22nd refueling outage /news/river-bend-station-begins-22nd-refueling-outage Tue, 14 Feb 2023 06:23:00 +0000 /blog-post/river-bend-station-begins-22nd-refueling-outage/ ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. – Control room operators removed Entergy’s River Bend Station from service on Feb. 11 to begin its 22nd scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. Entergy is making a multi-million-dollar investment in River Bend to complete the refueling and other important projects. That investment translates to additional economic activity for dozens of vendors and more than 1,900…

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Entergy Nuclear CNO Cook-Nelson on the future of nuclear energy /news/entergy-nuclear-cno-cook-nelson-on-future-nuclear-energy Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:11:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-nuclear-cno-cook-nelson-on-future-nuclear-energy/ JACKSON, Miss. – Kimberly Cook-Nelson, Entergy Nuclear executive vice president and chief nuclear officer, recently spoke to more than 400 attendees at the annual ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøSolutions conference in Salt Lake City. As part of a panel discussion on the future of clean, carbon-free nuclear energy, Cook-Nelson touched on everything from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to new small modular reactors…

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City of West Monroe receives grant from Entergy to install electric vehicle chargers /blog/city-west-monroe-receives-grant-from-entergy-install-electric-vehicle-chargers Wed, 02 Nov 2022 22:39:00 +0000 /city-west-monroe-receives-grant-from-entergy-install-electric-vehicle-chargers The City of West Monroe has received a grant from Entergy Services, LLC to install electric vehicle chargers within the city. A grant in the amount of $98,100 has been awarded to the City of West Monroe for the installation of these chargers. Entergy established the “Environmental Initiatives Fund” in 2001 to support environmentally beneficial projects with an emphasis on climate change…

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Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans and Diamond Offshore Wind seek to evaluate offshore wind /news/entergy-louisiana-entergy-new-orleans-diamond-offshore-wind-seek-evaluate-offshore-wind Sat, 24 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-louisiana-entergy-new-orleans-diamond-offshore-wind-seek-evaluate-offshore-wind/ JEFFERSON, La. – Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans and Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of Diamond Generating Corporation, today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding regarding the evaluation and potential early development of wind power generation in the Gulf of Mexico. The agreement could put Entergy in a position to deliver another source of clean power to customers…

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Documentary Explores Manchac’s Troubled Waters /blog/documentary-explores-manchacs-troubled-waters Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:24:00 +0000 /documentary-explores-manchacs-troubled-waters Through a partnership with the Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation, Entergy’s Environmental Initiative Fund helped enhance the Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station located in Manchac, La. Tune-in to the university’s award-winning television channel for a compelling video history lesson, titled “Troubled Waters,” and learn about the plans for helping restore these critical wetlands.

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In the News: Kudos for Entergy from DiCaprio, Restore the Earth Foundations /blog/in-news-kudos-for-entergy-from-dicaprio-restore-earth-foundations Wed, 12 Dec 2018 23:41:00 +0000 /in-news-kudos-for-entergy-from-dicaprio-restore-earth-foundations PJ Marshall, co-founder and CEO of Restore the Earth Foundation, recently wrote an article for the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation about the importance and good business sense of investing in landscape scale restoration. In the web post, Marshall highlighted Entergy’s continued commitment to investing in and restoring Louisiana’s landscapes. He wrote, “Business growth and sustainability are ever…

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Entergy Volunteers Help Build, Deploy Floating Islands /blog/entergy-volunteers-help-build-deploy-floating-islands Fri, 15 Jun 2018 06:00:00 +0000 /entergy-volunteers-help-build-deploy-floating-islands Hundreds of students and volunteers with Coastal Conservation Association, Shell and Entergy recently collaborated to build and deploy floating islands as part of the Floating Islands Restoration Project near Cypremort Point in Vermillion Bay. Volunteers planted wetland island habitat and native plants into BioHaven Floating Islands. The floating islands, according to CCA…

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