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  • Walker may raise utility rates

    June 15, 2013 10:33 AM

    WALKER, La. - Utility rates in Walker may rise for the first time in more than a decade. The Advocate reports the Board of Aldermen has scheduled a public hearing for June 24 on four ordinances to adjust the city's rates on gas, water, sewer and garbage collection. The adjustments... more »
  • Bridge repair taking longer than expected Play Video

    June 11, 2013 5:33 PM

    BATON ROUGE- People want answers after a bridge in their neighborhood has been closed for more than a year without the repairs they were promised. According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, work on the Woodlake Drive bridge was delayed due to problems with utility relocation and... more »
  • Cleco sends crews to help in wake of OKC tornado

    May 21, 2013 2:50 PM

    PINEVILLE - Cleco Corp. is sending a 34-member crew to Oklahoma City to help Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company restore power to customers after a tornado destroyed its electric system. The crew is expected to arrive in Oklahoma on Wednesday. Cleco's mutual assistance coordinator, Floyd Pittman, says after seeing the... more »
  • Elusive apartment owner owes $100,000 to city Play Video

    January 30, 2013 6:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Conditions continue to get worse at an apartment complex with a history of trouble in Baton Rouge. The majority owner of the Brandywine Apartments, Dr. Stephen Ayers from Lake Charles, missed utility payments for years and now owes the city more than $100,000. The parish told... more »
  • Wreck leaves hundreds of BR residents in the dark

    January 17, 2013 4:23 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An 18-wheeler hit a utility pole and left hundreds in the dark this afternoon in Baton Rouge, according to police. The wreck happened in the 2900 block of Baton Rouge around 3:30 p.m. There were no injuries. Entergy reported more than 1,500 customers from the... more »
  • Newly-elected councilman ticketed for utility theft

    January 2, 2013 4:26 PM

    GONZALES - Police ticketed a new Gonzales city councilman after they said he stole electricity from a nearby trailer park. Police issued a misdemeanor summons to Timothy Vessel on Dec. 17 for theft of utility services. According to Chief Sherman Jackson, on Nov. 30 the manager of the... more »
  • Most in the area have power, others will be in the dark for 2013

    December 26, 2012 9:30 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Everyone in Louisiana who lost power and could safely get it restored, are back on line after powerful storms moved across the area on Christmas Day. "Our state was fortunate to be spared the worst of the storm's damage, and the dedication of our employees - who... more »
  • Power crews are making progress

    November 9, 2012 10:31 AM

    UNDATED - People in the Northeast are seeing some progress following back-to-back storms. For the first time in 11 days, almost all of Connecticut's homes and businesses have power. Fewer than 20,000 New York City customers remain in the dark. But power crews still have a lot to do in... more »
  • Angelle takes open Public Service Commission seat

    November 6, 2012 11:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Former Jindal administration official Scott Angelle has won an open seat on Louisiana's utility regulatory agency, the Public Service Commission. He took more than half the vote Tuesday over four other candidates, securing the south central Louisiana seat left vacant by retiring commissioner Jimmy Field. Angelle, of... more »
  • Iberville council abolishes waterworks district

    September 19, 2012 7:08 AM

    PLAQUEMINE - The Iberville Parish Council has unanimously abolished Waterworks District No. 2, placing day-to-day water service operations for east Iberville residents under the jurisdiction of the parish Utility Department. Council Chairman Matt Jewell says the parish will have to absorb the water district's outstanding debt, now amounting to... more »
  • Power outages drop to 5 percent of La. customers

    September 3, 2012 4:38 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Utility companies have restored power to most Louisiana residents, six days after Hurricane Isaac struck the state. The Public Service Commission reported Monday that 105,000 homes and businesses remained without electricity - about 5 percent of the customers statewide. After the storm came ashore, more than 900,000... more »
  • Hundreds lose power after truck snaps utility pole

    August 22, 2012 3:40 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A truck knocked down a utility pole in north Baton Rouge this afternoon, knocking out power to a few hundred people living in the area. Emergency responders said the driver of the truck had a blowout, and swerved off the road to avoid hitting a car.... more »
  • Court won't make AR,MS utilities pay to exit pact

    August 14, 2012 2:57 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - A federal appeals court has rejected an effort by Louisiana utility regulators to make Entergy Corp. subsidiaries in Arkansas and Mississippi pay for ending an agreement with their Entergy counterparts in Louisiana and Texas. The ruling Tuesday by an appeals court in Washington deals with an agreement... more »
  • Worker hurt trying to shut off gas fire

    May 30, 2012 4:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A gas meter caught on fire and injured one utility worker this afternoon in Baton Rouge. Curt Monte with the Baton Rouge Fire Department said it happened this afternoon behind a home on Madras Drive. Flames from the meter could be seen shooting up behind the... more »
  • Entergy shareholders will foot bond mistake bill

    August 11, 2011 10:39 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana utility regulators have voted unanimously that Entergy Corp. shareholders - and not its customers - will foot a $1 million bill for a mistake in publicizing a bond sale. According to The Advocate the Public Service Commission ordered Entergy Louisiana to refund customers on their... more »
  • PSC backs merger of AT&T and T-Mobile

    July 27, 2011 2:21 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's utility regulators have thrown their support behind a national proposal for AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. The Public Service Commission voted 4-1 Wednesday not to oppose the merger idea, which is awaiting federal consideration. The merger would give AT&T 43 percent of... more »
  • Rule kicking in to stop electricity cutoffs

    July 12, 2011 4:16 AM

    BATON ROUGE- A state utility regulator says a rule is kicking in that prevents electric utilities from cutting off customers when the heat index is at least 105 degrees. The same rule by the Public Service Commission also stops electricity and natural gas cutoffs when winter temperatures drop below... more »
  • PSC, BESE remap plans coast through La. House

    March 30, 2011 4:43 PM

    BATON ROUGE - District redesigns for Louisiana's utility regulators and top education board have easily sailed through the Louisiana House. Lawmakers asked no questions Wednesday about the remapping for the five districts of the Public Service Commission or for the eight elected districts of the Board of Elementary and... more »
  • Entergy expects higher 2Q earnings

    July 20, 2010 6:18 AM

    Entergy Corp. is expecting to post an annual gain in net income for the second quarter thanks to higher revenue and sales growth in its utility and nuclear segments. The utility said it anticipates net income for the three months ended in June will be about $1.64 a share, up... more »
  • La. utility experimenting with solar power

    April 25, 2010 1:20 PM

    A utility that serves about 276,000 customers in 23 Louisiana parishes is experimenting with solar power. Cleco Corp. has installed solar panels on the roof of its headquarters in Pineville to collect data on whether it works well in the state, what it would cost and whether the cost... more »

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