Several parishes in southeast Louisiana are struggling in the wake of Hurricane Francine making landfall, and hundreds of thousands are currently without power.
The Louisiana Public Service Commission approved Entergy Louisiana's "Future Ready Resilience Plan" on Friday, meaning customers in the state will be paying more on their bills over the next five years.
The Louisiana Public Service Commission worked out the multi-million dollar settlement with Entergy Louisiana on Wednesday, April 26, according to officials.
After 10 years as chairman and CEO of New Orleans-based Entergy Corporation, Leo Denault has announced he will retire next year, and his successor has already been chosen.
Entergy Louisiana has partnered with Louisiana United Way to offer qualifying residential customers bill payment assistance on a first-come, first-served basis.
The power company announced yesterday that they have implemented a series of measures to help their residential customers through the high usage summer months.
As residents of Louisiana sweat out the Summer, customers of an electricity company in New Orleans went to the City Council to voice their frustrations.