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Entergy’s nuclear fleet essential to meeting carbon-free commitments

Oct 22, 2024

Entergy is proud to celebrate Nuclear Science Week, an international, broadly observed week-long celebration to focus local, regional and international interests on all aspects of nuclear science. Nuclear Science Week is celebrated during the third week of October each year.

Entergy sponsors scholarship event and presents Unsung Hero Award

Oct 17, 2024

Entergy sponsored the 2nd Annual New Orleans Association of Black Journalists Jazz Brunch and Silent Auction, supporting the organization’s scholarship fund. The event honored two local veteran journalists and awarded two scholarships named in their honor: the Nancy Parker Memorial Scholarship awarded to TaShia Hogue, and the William “Bill” Rousselle Memorial Scholarship awarded to Kennedy Wells. These scholarships will assist the recipients in furthering their education.

Entergy New Orleans and Urban League of Louisiana partner to create clean energy jobs

Oct 15, 2024

Entergy New Orleans and the Urban League of Louisiana have partnered to launch a career training program that bridges the gap between job seekers in underrepresented populations and career opportunities in the clean energy sector. Entergy New Orleans recently presented Urban League of Louisiana with a $25,000 check to support the workforce development initiative.

Entergy awards $2M grant to Jackson State University for Power Grid Security Lab

Oct 8, 2024

Jackson State University is the recipient of a $2 million grant from the Entergy Charitable Foundation to help fund the creation of the Critical Power Grid Network Security Lab. During a press conference at the University on Monday, Oct. 7, Entergy officials presented JSU President Marcus Thompson, Ph.D., with a big check to celebrate the occasion.

Entergy Arkansas volunteers on track to meet or exceed 25,000 hours

Aug 28, 2024

The day-to-day business at Entergy Arkansas is to provide safe, reliable and affordable electricity to our customers. The mission as a corporation is to continually improve the communities served through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy.

Pole donation helps train aspiring lineworkers at Hinds Community College

Aug 22, 2024

Entergy Mississippi is helping to prepare the state’s next generation of lineworkers for the field by donating one of the most essential pieces of learning equipment to Hinds Community College. The company donated 21 utility poles to the community college’snew electrical lineworker program– a value of nearly $9,200.

Grease, grime and grit: Entergy’s River Bend employees beautify school

Aug 14, 2024

Volunteers give back for school’s 2nd annual Beautification Day

Entergy Arkansas partnerships providing back-to-school necessities

Aug 7, 2024

The start of the new school year is just around the corner, and Entergy Arkansas hopes to help students start off on the right foot. Nearly $20,000 in charitable grants to nonprofits and school organizations will be used for local school supply and shoe drives, along with free haircuts.

Entergy makes $20M commitment to empower Historically Black Colleges and Universities and students

Jul 31, 2024

Over the next decade, HBCU students will be equipped with tools for success through education, career and workforce development programs.

Entergy secures naming rights to STEM Center at Girl Scout DreamLab

Jul 30, 2024

Girl Scouts Louisiana East is excited to announce that Entergy will have the naming rights to the STEM Center at the Girl Scout DreamLab for the next five years. This $50,000 partnership shows Entergy's dedication to supporting young women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Entergy employees give $20K grant, $8K in school supplies; paint, plant and clean adopted school

Jul 26, 2024

Volunteers give back during JPS' district-wide 'Beautification Day'

Empowering future generations: Supporting our local HBCUs

Jul 26, 2024

At Entergy, we power life. We’ve been in business for more than 100 years, and our purpose has never changed. We power life by creating sustainable value for our customers, employees, communities and owners. This goes beyond providing safe, reliable, affordable and sustainable energy – it also means being there for all the moments that matter. It means making a lasting impact that powers a brighter future for all.

Entergy empowers STEM professors for students’ future success

Jul 2, 2024

Entergy recently welcomed six new faculty members from partner universities to its Entergy Faculty Extern Program across our service area in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The program offers STEM educators – in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics – collaborative opportunities, facility tours, job shadowing and hands-on experiences to enhance their understanding of energy careers and better prepare their students.

Meet the pros: Waterford 3’s Kyle Rome

Jun 20, 2024

Meet Kyle Rome, an electrical and instrumentation and controls system engineer who has worked at Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station in Killona, La. for more than two years.

Empowering educators through the Know Your Power program

Jun 11, 2024

In the summer of 2023, Entergy New Orleans launched the Know Your Power pilot program, in collaboration with YouthForce NOLA. The innovative internship program exposes high school students to a variety of career paths within the energy sector. This year, the program has been expanded to include a high school teacher externship component through our partnership with Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans (JAGNO).