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Updated May 26, 2026Utility Landscape
Entergy Louisiana, LLC
IOULargest electric utility in Louisiana; serves approximately 1.1 million customers across southeastern, central, and northern Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana is the most active filer before the LPSC, with ongoing formula rate plan (FRP) proceedings and significant capital investment in transmission and generation modernization. The utility has pursued recovery of costs related to hurricane resilience investments and new gas generation under Rider FRP mechanisms.
Entergy New Orleans, LLC
IOUElectric and gas service within the city of New Orleans; dual-regulated by both the LPSC and the New Orleans City Council
Entergy New Orleans operates under a unique dual-regulatory structure; the New Orleans City Council retains jurisdiction over retail rates within the city limits, while the LPSC has limited oversight. Recent proceedings have focused on storm cost recovery following Hurricane Ida and renewable procurement targets.
Cleco Power LLC
IOUCentral and north-central Louisiana, serving approximately 290,000 customers across 24 parishes
Cleco has been active in IRP filings and grid hardening cost recovery proceedings. Its 2023 general rate case resulted in a settlement that included provisions for capital investment recovery tied to reliability improvements and renewable integration milestones.
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. (Louisiana Gas)
IOUNatural gas distribution serving portions of southern and central Louisiana, including the greater Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas
CenterPoint's Louisiana gas operations have seen rate activity tied to infrastructure replacement programs (GRIP) and pipeline safety compliance costs. The utility has sought annual rate adjustments under infrastructure rider mechanisms approved by the LPSC.
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)
IOUNorthwestern Louisiana (Shreveport-Bossier metropolitan area and surrounding parishes); subsidiary of AEP
SWEPCO participates in multi-state rate proceedings before the LPSC, Arkansas PSC, and Texas PUC. Louisiana-specific proceedings have addressed fuel cost recovery and allocation of AEP transmission costs; the commission has historically scrutinized cross-subsidization between jurisdictions.
Cajun Electric Cooperative (successor: Associated Electric Cooperative / DEMCO and Tri-Parish affiliates)
coopDistribution cooperatives across rural south-central and southeastern Louisiana, served through G&T wholesale arrangements
Louisiana's distribution cooperatives are generally not subject to LPSC retail rate jurisdiction, but wholesale power supply arrangements and transmission access issues periodically come before the commission. Post-Cajun Electric bankruptcy restructuring continues to shape wholesale cost allocations among member co-ops.
Key Issues
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Entergy Louisiana Formula Rate Plan (FRP) Cycle 15 review: The LPSC Staff and intervenors are scrutinizing Entergy Louisiana's proposed earned return calculations and capital project prudency, particularly for the Lake Charles Power Station combined-cycle unit and grid hardening expenditures following repeated hurricane impacts.
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Hurricane Ida and subsequent storm cost securitization: The LPSC is evaluating requests from both Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans to securitize billions in deferred storm restoration costs; proceedings involve contested prudency reviews and disagreements over the appropriate carrying charge rate and repayment period.
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Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and renewable procurement: The commission opened a generic IRP docket requiring Entergy Louisiana and Cleco to file updated long-term resource plans reflecting Louisiana's evolving generation mix; stakeholders are pressing for expanded solar and storage procurement, while utilities argue for continued reliance on dispatchable gas generation.
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Grid resilience and hardening cost recovery: Following repeated major hurricane impacts, the LPSC is conducting proceedings on utility vegetation management practices, transmission and distribution hardening standards, and the appropriate rate recovery mechanism for prospective resilience capital — including whether a separate resilience rider should be authorized outside the FRP.
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Natural gas infrastructure replacement and methane emissions riders: CenterPoint Energy and other gas LDCs are seeking expanded infrastructure replacement program (IRP/GRIP) rider approvals; the LPSC is weighing ratepayer cost impacts against pipeline safety mandates under federal PHMSA rules, with intervening parties raising concerns about over-recovery through concurrent tracker mechanisms.
Upcoming
Entergy Louisiana FRP Cycle 15 evidentiary hearing (estimated): LPSC hearing examiner expected to convene testimony on Entergy Louisiana's 2025 test-year formula rate plan filing, including prudency challenges to Lake Charles Power Station capital costs and earned return on equity. Date is estimated based on typical FRP procedural schedule.
Cleco Power IRP stakeholder comment deadline (estimated): LPSC-ordered comment period on Cleco's updated Integrated Resource Plan is anticipated to close, with staff analysis and potential commission order on preferred resource portfolio to follow in Q4 2026. Date is estimated based on IRP docket procedural order.
Entergy Louisiana / Entergy New Orleans storm cost securitization order (estimated): The LPSC is expected to issue a final order on the securitization applications for Hurricane Ida deferred restoration costs, following completion of evidentiary hearings and briefing schedules established in the open dockets. Date is estimated.
LPSC general commission meeting — grid resilience rulemaking anticipated (estimated): The commission is expected to take up a proposed rulemaking or policy statement on mandatory grid hardening standards and associated cost recovery mechanisms, building on the record developed in the post-Ida reliability investigation dockets. Date is estimated based on commission agenda cycle.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗Davante Lewis was elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission representing District 2 in 2020, becoming one of the youngest commissioners in the body's history and focusing on consumer protection and equity issues.
Jean-Paul Coussan was elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission representing District 3 in 2019, succeeding Lambert Boissiere III, and previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Limited reliable public information is available to confirm the specific regulatory background and appointment year of Michael G. Francis as a Louisiana Public Service Commissioner with high confidence.
Eric F. Skrmetta has served as Louisiana Public Service Commissioner for District 1 since his election in 2008, making him one of the longest-tenured members of the current commission.
Foster L. Campbell is a long-serving Louisiana Public Service Commissioner representing District 5, having first been elected to the commission in the mid-2000s after previously serving in the Louisiana State Senate.
Staff
59| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Chauviere | Deputy Assistant Secretary | (225) 342-4999 |
| Stephen Holliday | Enforcement Agent | (225) 342-4999 |
| Stan Perkins | Audit Manager | (225) 342-4999 |
| Kris Abel | Do Not Call Program Manager | (225) 219-9650 |
| Daniel Alcanzare | Attorney | (225) 342-0019 |
| Cedric Stephen Anderson Jr. | Enforcement Agent | (225) 342-2627 |
| David Glynn Anding | Auditor | (225) 342-9747 |
| Justin Bello | Legal Counsel | (225) 342-4999 |
| Terri Bordelon | Supervisor Records | (225) 342-4999 |
| Kathryn Bowman | Executive Counsel | (225) 342-3034 |
| Thomas Broady | Auditor Supervisor | (225) 342-4444 |
| Tabitha Brumfield | — | (225) 342-4999 |
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