SMG, the company that manages the stadium, and Entergy New Orleans, the facility's power provider, released a joint statement on Tuesday stating both parties had agreed to hire outside experts to investigate why half the lights in the stadium went out.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Entergy Corp. says 50-year-old Phillip May Jr. will be the next chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of two subsidiaries.
The utility company said Tuesday that he will succeed 53-year-old William Mohl in those positions for both Entergy LouisianaLLC and Entergy Gulf States LouisianaLLC...
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Jefferson Parish officials say winds from Hurricane Isaac have downed power lines and trees in the New Orleans suburb and heavy rainfall has caused minor street flooding.
Spokeswoman Kriss Fortunato said no injuries had been reported...
The Louisiana Public Service Commission has ordered Entergy Gulf States to refund $75 million to its 380,000 customers in the state. The refunds will total about $60 for residential users who use 1,400 kilowatt hours of electricity monthly.
Entergy is urging its customers to conserve power because of the high-water threats from the Mississippi River and early hot weather are putting a strain on its four-state electricity system.
State and local utility regulators will have to sign off on Entergy Corp.'s plan to turn over control of its power transmission system to an Indiana-based grid operator by the end of 2013.