On Aug. 29, 2021, 16 years to the day Hurricane Katrina forever changed the landscape of Greater New Orleans, Hurricane Ida followed in its devastating footsteps and, once again, challenged the resolve of the communities that call this area home. As part of the destruction wrought by the Category 4 storm that was Ida, Entergy Corp.’s Avondale-to-Harahan 230-kV river-crossing circuit was irreparably damaged. After the storm passed and damages were assessed, the utility discovered one of the existing river-crossing towers on the ground and the conductor in the Mississippi River, attached to the other still-standing tower.

Regulatory filing is next step in Entergy’s resilience conversation with regulators, communities.

Entergy New Orleans continues to invest in improving the reliability of its electric and gas infrastructure. Through our strategic investments, we have made progress in reducing customer interruptions from distribution equipment impacts by more than 38% since 2018.