New Orleanian Norbert Rillieux, born into a prominent Creole family in 1806, showed an early interest in engineering and is widely considered to be one of the first notable chemical engineers. In honor of Black History Month, we salute his ingenuity and his major contribution to the sugar processing industry.
Does the name Granville T. Woods ring a bell? Maybe a telephone? Woods was an African-American inventor who made important improvements to the telephone, street car and much more.
As we honor Black History Month and National Engineers Week, let’s learn more about an imaginative engineer - Elijah McCoy.
Kentuckian Garrett Morgan, born in 1877, spent his life fixing problems. In honor of Black History Month, we offer a tip of the hat to his ingenuity.
This Thanksgiving, Audrey Sistrunk celebrated the one-year anniversary of moving into her new home in Georgetown, Mississippi.
Just for the day, a group of Entergy employees stepped away from their computers for a different type of hardware – hammers, nails and table saws – to help recently with a Habitat for Humanity home build in Beaumont. Employees installed hurricane clips inside the house, and the siding and shingles on two sheds. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that builds 3 and 4 bedroom affordable homes for low-income families.
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