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Specialized Entergy crews power Louisiana communities through historic summer

October 2, 2023

Specialized Entergy crews called “barehand crews” have helped keep the lights on for Louisiana residents and businesses throughout a historically hot summer by safely performing work on energized power lines.

Entergy begins major transmission project in southwest Louisiana

August 31, 2022

Entergy Louisiana recently began construction of an approximately $100 million transmission project that aims to build resilience and increase the reliability of its electric grid in southwest Louisiana.

Entergy Mississippi to Break Ground on Substation Expansion

January 5, 2022

$14 million project will benefit customers in southwest Mississippi and Louisiana

Entergy Responds to an Unprecedented Storm Season (EEI Electric Perspectives)

December 1, 2020

Entergy and our customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are no strangers to severe weather. We thought we had faced it all—from ice storms and tornadoes to unnamed tropical disturbances and 2005’s mighty Hurricane Katrina. Then came the historic 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and Hurricane Laura, the strongest storm to hit Louisiana since 1856.

Transmission vs. Distribution: What Makes Them Different?

September 10, 2020

As crews work to restore power in Southwest Louisiana, customers…

Entergy’s Pilot Drone Program Aims to Meet Reliability Needs of the System

December 11, 2018

Unmanned aircraft systems, often referred to as drones, are Entergy’s latest technology aimed to meet the reliability needs of our transmission system.

Entergy Louisiana Completes Lake Charles Transmission Project

September 25, 2018

The Lake Charles Transmission Project represents one of the largest single transmission projects in Entergy Louisiana’s history.

Hover, Zoom and Click: Camera Technology Sharpens Focus for Entergy Line Inspections

September 21, 2017

From the day the first pole was planted to hold an electric line, service reliability has depended on the safe prevention and correction of equipment problems. But considering the size of today’s grid, that task is no small feat.

Entergy Louisiana, Cleco Team Up to Strengthen Reliability in Southeast Louisiana

September 7, 2017

Construction is underway on a joint effort by Entergy Louisiana and Cleco to construct a new storm-hardened transmission line that will strengthen service reliability for customers across southeast Louisiana.

Wired for growth!

March 8, 2016

Entergy officials joined with business and community leaders and elected officials at the Nelson Power Station in Westlake today to “cut the wire” on one of the largest single transmission projects in Entergy’s history.