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For more than a decade, Entergy earns The Civic 50 honor for its commitment to communities

Jun 23, 2026

Entergy has been named a 2026 honoree of The Civic 50, an annual recognition by Points of Light that identifies the nation’s most community-minded companies.

International Women in Engineering Day: Celebrating the women who help shape our future

Jun 22, 2026

Entergy will join organizations around the world on June 23 to recognize International Women in Engineering Day. This year’s theme, Engineering Intelligence, highlights the engineers who are solving complex problems, advancing technology and helping build a safer, more resilient future for our communities.

Statement from Phillip May, President and CEO, Entergy Louisiana

Jun 19, 2026

Entergy has taken a prudent approach to balancing the Meta project’s benefits with significant protections for other Louisianians using the power grid.

Entergy’s Louisiana utilities Tropical Storm Arthur update – 6/18/2026, 6:30 p.m.

Jun 18, 2026

Entergy crews have made significant progress today following overnight severe weather events across Louisiana, bringing outages down to just 3,000 from a peak of more than 37,000.

Entergy’s Louisiana utilities Tropical Storm Arthur update – 6/18/2026, 11:30 a.m.

Jun 18, 2026

Remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur continue to impact southeast Louisiana. High-winds, flash-flooding and lightning brought approximately 37,000 outages across the region overnight and into this morning.

Entergy’s Louisiana utilities prepare for tropical weather

Jun 17, 2026

Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are closely monitoring the tropical system in the Gulf and are preparing for severe weather that could impact our service territory within the next 24 hours. Should the storm impact our service areas, Entergy crews are ready to respond quickly and safely once conditions allow.

River Bend Station completes 40 for 40 initiative in celebration of 40 years of operational excellence

Jun 15, 2026

As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, River Bend Station successfully completed its 40 for 40 initiative, a campaign designed to commemorate four decades of powering our communities through meaningful engagement and volunteerism.

Entergy Louisiana launches grid resilience project to improve reliability, affordability in St. Bernard Parish

Jun 15, 2026

Entergy Louisiana, alongside local elected officials, community leaders and project partners, celebrated the start of a major grid resilience project in St. Bernard Parish, marking another milestone in the company’s commitment to building a stronger, more reliable and affordable electric system for southeast Louisiana.

Entergy’s River Bend Station receives state and federal recognition in honor of 40 years of service

Jun 10, 2026

As part of its 40th anniversary, River Bend Station has received formal recognition from the Louisiana House of Representatives, the Louisiana Senate and the federal government, commemorating four decades of service to Louisiana and the nation.

Ninemile Point celebrates a decade of zero employee OSHA recordables and a legacy of looking out for one another

May 27, 2026

Day by day, that commitment strengthened — ultimately carrying Ninemile Point to an extraordinary milestone: ten years without an employee OSHA recordable and more than sixteen years without an employee lost time event.

Substation flood walls enhance resilience in Louisiana ahead of hurricane season

May 7, 2026

In Lockport, crews are building a reinforced flood wall around the Valentine substation, the first of five projects like it planned across the state.

Where careers become legacies: A three-generation story

May 6, 2026

For one family, the River Bend Station legacy spans three generations, reflecting the lasting impact on both the workforce and the surrounding community.

Entergy, HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel sign electric service agreement for $5.8B steel mill in Louisiana

Apr 30, 2026

Hyundai Steel, along with POSCO and other Hyundai Motor Group affiliates, has made a groundbreaking decision to invest $5.8 billion in a new manufacturing facility in Louisiana, and Entergy Louisiana has finalized an electric service agreement with the company’s domestic steelmaking venture, HYUNDAI-POSCO Louisiana Steel (HPLS), to power the site and support its long term energy needs.

Self-healing networks improve reliability for more than 500,000 customers

Apr 30, 2026

We have reached an important milestone in our work to build a stronger electric grid. Our self-healing networks are now helping improve power reliability for more than 500,000 Entergy customers.

The dirt on dirt: From digging soil to boosting Louisiana’s economy

Apr 24, 2026

Nearly 100,000 truckloads of soil are being delivered and stacked at Entergy’s Waterford 5 & 6 expansion site. To put that into perspective: it’s enough material to cover 100 football fields, each piled 17 feet high.