PINEVILLE, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- Cleco, a regulated utility company, issued the following news release: Strong storms moved across Cleco's service territory overnight and into this morning causing outages for nearly 12,000 customers. "Cleco crews, along with contractor crews, have been mobilized to respond to these weather-related power outages," said James Lass, general manager of distribution operations and emergency management. "The hardest hit areas were Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, Iberi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Jan. 13 by Chair Gov. Phil Murphy regarding Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' inauguration: "Congratulations to Gov. Edwards on his inauguration today. Gov. Edwards has delivered incredible progress for Louisiana. He turned a $2 billion deficit into a surplus, provided health care to over 450,000 Louisianans, and gave teachers their first pay raise in a decade. Gov. Edwards enacted sweeping criminal ju  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: * * * - Record-setting fundraising marks a 44 percent increase of total money raised over 2015 * * * The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) announced the organization raised over $43.5 million across all entities in 2019, a new record for this fundraising year. Our fundraising was critical to our success in Louisiana and Kentucky where our strategic investments helped re-elect Gov. John Bel Edwards and  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- Entergy issued the following news release: A strong cold front moved through Southeast Texas overnight and brought damaging wind and severe thunderstorms to Entergy Texas' service area. As of 10:00 a.m., around 7,000 Entergy Texas customers were without power, down from more than 19,000 around 6:00 a.m. this morning. The hardest-hit areas are Grimes, Walker, Montgomery and Hardin Counties. Crews are assessing damage and restoring power as quickly as is safely  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 17 -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * - Seasoned HR leader will support company's transformation to the premier utility * * * Kathryn Collins has been named senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) effective Jan. 20. Collins will report to Entergy Chairman and CEO Leo Denault and will serve as a member of the company's Office of the Chief Executive. "At this crucial time when the utility industr  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 14 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the remarks on Jan. 13: Gov. John Bel Edwards was sworn in for his second term as governor, delivering an inaugural address that highlighted early childhood education and workforce development will be his top priorities for Louisiana over the next four years. He will also focus on continued funding for roads and bridges, getting to work on coastal restoration projects that will create more land than Louisiana is losi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 14 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on the election of legislative leadership: "I would like to congratulate Senate President Page Cortez and Speaker Clay Schexnayder on their elections this morning. "As we are all acutely aware, the people of Louisiana have blessed us with the power to govern, and I hope we will take the great opportunity we have been given to work together in partnership for the good of all of our state. "By   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Jan. 16: Gov. John Bel Edwards, Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins and Advanced Aero Services President Mike Anderson announced AAS will launch an aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at the Shreveport Regional Airport. The MRO facility will serve commercial airline customers at an existing hangar on the airport property. By 2021, AAS will create 60 new direct jobs with an average ann  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 9 -- Tulane University Law School issued the following news release: Long-time Tulane Law professor and Director of the law library David Combe, who was instrumental in acquiring the heralded John Minor Wisdom collection and growing the law school's rare books collection, died on Christmas day last month. A civil law scholar, Combe (L'71) was director of the law library when in 1997 Wisdom, the iconic civil rights-era judge, turned more than 2,000 volumes of his pe  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 18 -- The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued the following order (No. U-35154) involving Town and Country Service Co.: Application for Adjustment in Retail Rates. (Decided at the Commission's December 18, 2019 Business and Executive Session.) Background and Procedural History On April 1. 2019, Town & Country Service Co.. Inc. ("T&C" or the "Company") filed an Application for an increase in its metered water and flat/metered sewer rates. Notice of the Appl  more