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Tag: Entergy New Orleans

New Orleans City Council opens investigation into campaign to pay actors to support power plant

The investigation will "dig as deep as humanly possible" into the astroturfing campaign, said Council President Jason Williams.
by Charles Maldonado May 24, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

After astroturfing campaign, speakers at council meetings must disclose any compensation

The council has asked Entergy to preserve evidence of its astroturfing campaign.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 18, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Entergy acknowledges astroturfing campaign for power plant, but says it didn’t know about it

The company said it has ended its relationship with The Hawthorn Group. It hired Crowds on Demand, which hired the actors.
by Michael Isaac Stein May 10, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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