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Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans urges customers to prepare for active hurricane season

Entergy Team — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:24:36 +0000

NEW ORLEANS – With the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season officially beginning on June 1, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Orleans is encouraging customers to take proactive steps to prepare for severe weather. Forecasters from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict an above-average hurricane season, anticipating up to19 total named storms (winds of 39 mh or higher). Of those…

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Entergy grid renewal projects full steam ahead during National Infrastructure Week

Nicole Bradshaw — Mon, 12 May 2025 21:31:08 +0000

May 12-16 marks National Infrastructure Week, but for Entergy employees, it seems like the observance is celebrated daily. Throughout the company’s service area, a dizzying number of projects are being planned, designed, approved, built and put into service. These projects will improve resiliency, enhance reliability, supply economic growth and meet increased residential demand for Entergy’s 3…

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Entergy Louisiana celebrates start of company’s grid resilience program in the Capital Region

Entergy Team — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 03:53:00 +0000

BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, Entergy Louisiana representatives and local officials gathered in the Capital Region to celebrate the launch of the company’s comprehensive grid resilience program in the area. A ceremonial ribbon cutting was held at a job site near the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, symbolizing the start of a transformative effort to strengthen the region’s electric grid.

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Entergy Louisiana strengthens the grid with completion of transmission upgrades in Metairie

Entergy Team — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 06:36:00 +0000

METAIRIE, La. – Entergy Louisiana has completed critical upgrades to its transmission infrastructure in Metairie as part of its resilience plan. The project marks the beginning of the transmission portion of the company’s resiliency program by replacing wooden transmission structures inside a major Jefferson Parish substation with single-pole steel structures rated for 150 mph wind speeds.

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Entergy to strengthen electric grid in southeast Louisiana through federal grants

Entergy Team — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:24:00 +0000

BATON ROUGE, La. – Thanks to partnerships between Entergy Louisiana and local governments, several Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grants will be used to bolster the company’s electric infrastructure in multiple southeast Louisiana parishes. Separately, the company is awaiting decisions on two Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnerships grant applications for proposed grid…

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Crews enhance reliability with electric system improvements in Florida Parishes

Louisiana Team — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:11:00 +0000

Entergy Louisiana is taking steps to reduce power outages and enhance the reliability of its electric system in several Florida Parishes, including Tangipahoa, Livingston and St. Tammany parishes. Crews are actively installing hundreds of programmable devices and performing critical infrastructure improvements aimed at minimizing service disruptions for customers in these areas.

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Electric system improvements near East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parishes line

David Freese — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:06:00 +0000

Entergy Louisiana is enhancing the electric system for communities in the Interstate 10 to Jefferson Highway corridor near the East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes line. These improvements include engineering and constructing a self-healing network, as well as performing reliability work on overhead power lines. These projects will benefit more than 5,800 customers in neighborhoods extending…

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Entergy’s commitment to reliable electric service shines: A year of improvement across Louisiana

David Freese — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 23:39:00 +0000

Recent data shows Entergy’s work to prevent power outages from occurring is on an upward trajectory across its service territory in Louisiana, with the company achieving a remarkable 22% statewide improvement in electric service reliability from 2022 to 2023. This significant leap forward, measured by data that includes how often the average customer experiences an interruption outside of major…

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

Phillip May — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:36:00 +0000

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. The foundation of our resilience plan, which was originally filed with the LPSC over 16 months ago, lies in a proactive approach to grid modernization, guided by data-driven…

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Phase one of Entergy Louisiana’s comprehensive grid resilience plan approved by LPSC

Entergy Team — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:32:00 +0000

BATON ROUGE, La. – Phase one of Entergy Louisiana’s comprehensive grid resilience plan was approved at today’s Louisiana Public Service Commission meeting in Many, Louisiana. The plan, which will take place over five years, aims to fortify electric infrastructure across the state, making the company’s power grid and the communities that depend on it more resilient, while safeguarding Louisiana’s…

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