The ordinances would allocate the first dollars from the estimated $380 million the city expects to receive from the federal American Rescue Plan.
The plan received preliminary approval this week from a City Council committee, but still needs final approval from the full council.
The city is estimating an $8.6 million loss in 2021 and a $7.7 million loss in 2022 due to Hurricane Ida and a related tax cut from the Orleans Parish Assessor.
The company’s report indicates that after a few years of improvements, the city’s electric reliability may be slipping once again.
Entergy planned to sell its transmission assets a decade ago, a commitment that helped put a federal antitrust investigation to rest. It never happened.
With FEMA cash aid limited to certain groups, grassroots organizations have mobilized to fill unmet needs.
Among the measures was one calling for a study of Entergy New Orleans ownership and control. All items will have to go before the full council.
FEMA provides cash aid only to citizens and ‘qualified immigrants,’ a category that doesn’t include undocumented people, many on temporary visas or DACA recipients.
A lack of investment in hardening the grid and the unfulfilled promises of a new gas plant leave regulators asking whether the utility should have done more.
The deadline for Louisiana residents impacted by Hurricane Ida to apply for Critical Needs Assistance from FEMA is Wednesday, Sept. 22. But applicants’ experiences have varied widely, leaving many to wonder what makes someone eligible for the aid.
