LA flooding – Entergy

Entergy Volunteers Help Veteran Repair Flooded Home in Baton Rouge

Entergy Team — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Employees Enhance Community Impact through Resource Groups Vietnam veteran Frank Washington has lived this soggy nightmare before. In 2005 he lost his home in New Orleans to Hurricane Katrina. He relocated to Baton Rouge for a new start but disaster struck again when his home flooded during the historic August 2016 floods. Entergy’s Veterans Employee Resource Group…

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Entergy Donations Aimed at Flood Recovery in the Baton Rouge Area

Entergy Team — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Two agencies to receive $225,000 BATON ROUGE, La. – In continuing its efforts to help Baton Rouge customers and community partners recover from last year’s devastating floods, Entergy has awarded grants totaling $225,000 to two nonprofits. Entergy executives were joined Thursday by officials with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to present grants to the Salvation Army of Baton Rouge and to SBP.

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Entergy Donates $300,000 to BRAF Flood Relief Fund

Entergy Team — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:00:00 +0000

CONTACT (Foundation) Mukul Verma 225-362-9260 mverma@braf.org (Entergy) Michael Burns 504-576-4132 mburns@entergy.com Donation will be quickly granted to nonprofits responding to historic flooding ��ϳԹ�� has contributed $300,000 to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s Louisiana Flood Relief Fund, which will be granted by the Foundation to local nonprofits that are…

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Entergy Helps Agencies and Communities Rise Above the Flood

Kacee Kirschvink — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000

When the floodwaters rose quickly with little time to act, many Baton Rouge homes and businesses were literally wiped out. At the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, approximately four feet of water swept through the warehouse, ruining a million pounds of food and all of the equipment needed to load, store and refrigerate the food. “It was such a major impact. We lost everything.

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Entergy Restores Power to Majority of Customers After Historic Flooding

Entergy Team — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:00:00 +0000

CONTACT Michael Burns 504-576-4132 mburns@entergy.com Kacee Kirschvink 504-576-4132 kkirsch@entergy.com Restoration times unknown for those with severe structure damage BATON ROUGE, La. – Power has been restored to all of the customers who can safely receive it. Some houses are still underwater in the St. Amant, Sorrento and False River areas, and it may take some time to re-energize an…

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Process for Restoring Natural Gas to Flood Victims

Entergy Team — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Entergy gas distribution personnel have completed assessing the flooded areas in East Baton Rouge parish. Approximately 22,000 Entergy gas meters were submerged by floodwater. However, floodwaters did not infiltrate the Entergy gas system and gas customer outages were minimal. Click here for the Process for Restoring Natural Gas to Flood Victims.

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Employees Help Wherever Needed As Flooding Continues in Louisiana

Entergy Team — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Stories are surfacing all over flooded parts of Louisiana about the many ways Entergy employees are helping people in need. “These stories speak volumes about the character of our employees,” said Dennis Dawsey, vice president of customer service for Entergy Louisiana. “We’re hearing about so many selfless acts of giving back to the community.” On Tuesday, an Entergy crew working in Luling saw…

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As an Entergy customer, what happens if floodwaters affected your electrical system?

Louisiana Team — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:00:00 +0000

See also: Guidelines for Restoring Power at Flooded Homes and Businesses…

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Entergy Response to Louisiana Flooding

Louisiana Team — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:00:00 +0000

As floodwaters covered parts of southern Louisiana, more than 32,000 Entergy Louisiana LLC customers lost power Tuesday. Now technicians are inspecting both gas and electric meters while linemen repair damaged distribution equipment. For updates, go to entergystormcenter.com.

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August 2016 Louisiana Flood Restoration Photos

Corporate Team — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Entergy is working with local officials to safely restore power as the flood waters recede. Click here for a photo gallery. *Please note: photos are available for use by news organizations, with a photo courtesy to Entergy.

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