BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, representatives from Entergy Louisiana, Baton Rouge Green and Southern University, along with local officials, gathered on Harding Boulevard in Baton Rouge to commemorate the completion of the Median Tree Planting Revitalization Project.
This critical corridor, now outlined with 50 new trees, leads directly into Southern University, serving as a primary entry point to Baton Rouge from the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. Through a $75,000 grant provided by Entergy, the group can now help provide benefits to residents and the environment through the tree-planting initiative.
A ceremonial tree-planting was held, symbolizing a transformative commitment between Entergy and Baton Rouge Green to help improve environmental stewardship.
“We’re proud to partner with organizations like Baton Rouge Green because we share a common focus – to help improve the quality of life in the communities we serve” said Seth Schilling, manager, region customer service at Entergy Louisiana and Baton Rouge Green board member. “Planting and managing trees is not only great for the environment, but even better for sustaining a more vibrant Louisiana.”
The Harding project will also add 50 trees to Baton Rouge Green’s “1,000 Tree Challenge” effort.
In 2022, Baton Rouge Green set a goal to plant at least 1,000 additional trees on major roadways by 2032 and maintain them moving forward through its Living Roadways program. The 1,000 Tree Challenge will require raising at least $1 million to cover the cost of the plantings and the first year of establishment care overseen by Baton Rouge Green arborists.
Entergy’s Environmental Initiatives Fund identifies projects or programs that improve the environment by reducing emissions, protecting natural resources, and restoring wetlands and forests. The fund also educates Entergy’s customers, employees, communities and owners on the value of natural resources and other environmental improvements.
Since 2001, Entergy shareholders have invested nearly $43 million in environmentally beneficial projects and programs through the Environmental Initiatives Fund. The fund also contributes to Entergy’s leadership role as an advocate for and contributor to solutions to our most critical environmental challenges.
Learn more about Entergy’s Environmental Initiatives Fund on our website.
About Entergy Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana provides electric service to more than 1 million customers in 58 parishes and natural gas service to more than 94,000 customers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Entergy Louisiana is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR), an integrated energy company engaged in electric power production, transmission and retail distribution operations. Entergy delivers electricity to 3 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy owns and operates one of the cleanest large-scale U.S. power generating fleets with approximately 24,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including 5,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, Entergy has annual revenues of $10 billion and approximately 12,000 employees.
About the Louisiana 100 Plan
The Louisiana 100 Plan is Entergy Louisiana’s bold, decade-long commitment to power progress across the state in honor of a century of service. Entergy has outlined six strategic goals focused on affordability, grid resilience, economic growth, job creation, community investment and volunteerism. Through this plan, Entergy aims to help keep residential electric rates low, strengthen infrastructure to withstand extreme weather, attract new industry and jobs and invest $100 million in Louisiana communities. The Louisiana 100 Plan is a clear roadmap for building a stronger, more resilient Louisiana learn more at entergylouisiana.com/100-plan.
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