Crews plan to inspect more than 43,000 poles to help prevent outages.
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The project will increase reliability in the area and is expected to be completed by December 2024.
Customers in St. Bernard Parish are now being served by a more reliable and resilient electric system after Entergy Louisiana placed a new substation and transmission lines into service.
Approximately $220 million in grants, if approved, could help fund proposed infrastructure investments to increase reliability and resiliency of the electric system and reduce storm impacts while speeding up recovery
$79.5 million in requested funding would help finance proposed infrastructure investments to increase reliability and resiliency of electric power delivery, resulting in less damage, lower restoration costs, fewer interruptions, and faster recovery times after major storms
The project will bring $1.8 billion in economic activity and more than 7,000 jobs to the community.
Contract workers boost local economy; work ensures continuation of clean, reliable energy
Entergy Louisiana is building a new substation along Carlyss Drive in Carlyss, constructing four distribution power lines and upgrading other nearby line segments to support residential growth in the area.
Residents and businesses of the City of Abbeville and the Town of Erath are now being served by a stronger, more resilient electric system after Entergy Louisiana completed a $15 million upgrade to a section of transmission lines in Acadiana.