BATON ROUGE - Entergy has asked the Public Service Commission if it can put an additional fee on bills to recover costs from Hurricane Francine. 

The proposed fee would be 80 cents for every residential customer using 1,000 kwh, beginning in March 2025.

At a Public Service Commission meeting scheduled for Jan. 15, the commission will vote on hiring a consultant to begin a review of and evaluate the proposal from Entergy. It's not yet clear how or if the fee will be implemented. 

Hurricane Francine made landfall on Sept. 11 and was a Category 2 storm with winds up to 100 mph. It caused flooding and damage across the capital region, including more than 10 homes damaged in Ascension Parish.