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• Delta Utilities head invited to speak to Public Service Commission this Wednesday amid high bills Play Video

  February 23, 2026 1:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Public Service Commission has set aside time on its Wednesday agenda to hear from Delta Utilities amid concerns that its Baton Rouge-area natural gas customers are being overbilled. Hundreds of Delta's customers complained to WBRZ about unexpected jumps in their bills this winter. The utility... more »

• Former PSC chair Louis Lambert, who was nearly elected governor, dies at age 84

  October 1, 2025 7:41 PM

  SORRENTO — Former Public Service Commissioner Chairman Louis Lambert Jr., who came within 9,492 votes of being elected Louisiana governor after Edwin Edwards' first two terms in office, has died. He was 84. Lambert developed a sense of politics early, working as a page at the Louisiana Legislature and... more »

• Affordable energy advocates urge PSC to wait to vote on requests to build plants for Meta AI data center Play Video

  August 15, 2025 12:02 PM

  RAYVILLE — The Alliance for Affordable Energy is requesting that the state Public Service Commission delay its vote on new power plants that would serve a massive AI data center being built by Facebook's parent company, Meta, in Richland Parish. The group says that the PSC needs to wait... more »

• PSC expected to take up DEMCO utility fee increase later this year amid Ascension dispute with provider

  July 31, 2025 11:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE — The state Public Service Commission is expected to take up a utility fee increase for DEMCO members in Ascension Parish later this year, Commissioner Davante Lewis said after a hearing on the matter. The proposed $5.55 fee increase for DEMCO utility members in Ascension would cover... more »

• Entergy moving digital, swapping analog meters; woman caught by surprise Play Video

  May 9, 2025 5:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Andrea LaFaver doesn't want a digital meter reading her energy usage and opted out of a smart meter when Entergy started making upgrades in 2019. Which is why it was a shock to her when she went to read her meter and noticed it had been swapped... more »

• Davante Lewis out as vice chair of Public Service Commission after hurling insults at governor Play Video

  February 19, 2025 11:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE — The Public Service Commission voted to remove Davante Lewis as vice-chairman at a Wednesday morning meeting after Lewis called Gov. Jeff Landry an "asshole" on social media last week. The commission voted 3-2 to remove Lewis and named commission member Eric Skrmetta vice-chair. Lewis is still... more »

• Towing companies fight for changes, commission asks for more data Play Video

  November 20, 2024 4:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Public Service Commission voted on a measure that would provide changes to the towing industry for non-consensual towing. It's been open for discussion since 2016. Changes include a 15% rate increase across the board and starting next year, a Producer Price Index adjustment on... more »

• Towing rate increases coming up at commission meeting, what to know Play Video

  November 8, 2024 4:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - During a busy Game Day weekend like this one, towing companies around LSU are busy. Some of them have contracts with businesses in the area that allow them to enter private property and tow at the owner's expense. On Thursday, 2 On Your Side highlighted the... more »

• PSC member hopeful that new constitution wouldn't gut regulatory agency

  June 17, 2024 7:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis said Monday that giving his panel's regulatory role to others would be bad for the state's utility customers. Speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club, Lewis said that as Louisiana discusses adopting a new constitution, he would want to ensure that... more »

• Rolling blackouts to be discussed at Public Service Commission meeting Wednesday Play Video

  February 23, 2021 6:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - By Wednesday, we'll know more about what led up to the sudden blackouts brought on by last week's ice storm. Entergy shut off power to thousands of customers in the last-minute move to save the electrical grid, but it didn't come without controversy. Wednesday, it'll be... more »

• MoDad Utilities issues short-lived rate decrease, provides update Play Video

  January 18, 2019 6:35 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - About 8,000 utility customers got a letter in the mail last month explaining that their rates are going down, but the change is short-lived. Sewer company Modad Utilities was approved for a rate hike in 2017 after promising much-needed repairs would be implemented. However, a financial... more »

• DEMCO pledges changes after allegations of corruption surface Play Video

  June 20, 2018 6:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Before a packed room at the Public Service Commission, commissioners demanded accountability in hopes of restoring some public trust back into the state's largest energy cooperative. An internal audit was launched earlier this year after allegations of wrongdoing surfaced. Last week, the WBRZ Investigative Unit uncovered the... more »

• Mo-Dad Utilities issuing credit, hosting rate workshops starting Tuesday Play Video

  May 1, 2017 6:48 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A wastewater treatment company has been answering customer questions following an announcement of a rate increase. Customers say they aren't happy to be paying for the company's required improvements. Dewayne Masingale lives in the Arbor Walk subdivision of Denham Springs. He says he's upset that his... more »