Eight days after Hurricane Ida, 71 percent of New Orleans electricity restored
In the entire region, Entergy says it has restored 51 percent of the 902,000 customers who lost power during the storm.
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‘We are now fully secure’: Three more transmission lines up in city; Entergy releases estimates for restoration in hardest-hit areas
The timeline for the city remains the same. Most customers will see full restoration by the middle of the next week. Those in parts of the state that saw the most significant damage may have to wait until later this month.
Entergy estimates that most of city should see full restoration by Wednesday; estimates not yet available for hardest-hit areas of state
The Sewerage and Water Board's East Bank Wastewater Treatment plant is back on grid power. Entergy said that service disconnections for residents with power have been temporarily suspended.
New Orleans Ethics Review Board recommends barring City Council campaign donations from Entergy, Cox and other utilities
The City Council still needs to vote on the recommendations before they become law.
City Council advances resolution to limit campaign contributions from Entergy and utility consultants
Several similar resolutions have been approved since 2006, but this new one adds new restrictions on donations from Entergy employees and extends the restrictions to council candidates who aren’t currently sitting council members.
Council hears details on funding plan for Entergy substation at Sewerage and Water Board plant
The $34 million upfront investment from Entergy will cost more than $85 million to pay back.
Entergy astroturfing fine used to buy surveillance cameras for second time
Mayor LaToya Cantrell originally said that all the money from the fine should go to the Sewerage and Water Board.
City Council president wants to launch independent audit into Entergy New Orleans after ‘cascade of failures’
The request for the audit came after the utility unnecessarily cut power to thousands of customers during a freezing Mardi Gras night.
New Orleans City Council joins $1 billion complaint against Entergy over mismanagement of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Reliability problems at the plant have cost New Orleans ratepayers more than $70 million over the past several years, according to City Councilwoman Helena Moreno.
City Council opens investigation into Entergy New Orleans over cold weather blackouts
The company revealed this week that it shut off three times more power than it had to during the cold weather streak on Mardi Gras evening.
