Entergy Louisiana is looking to increase its green power-generating portfolio. Jonathan Bourg, director of resource planning for the utility, says Entergy will seek to purchase several hundred megawatts of solar power by around 2024. Four new solar facilities are planned for Allen, St. James and Washington parishes. Bourg says this hinges on approval from the state Public Service Commission…:

CUT 14(09)      “…service in 2024.”

Entergy says it currently has about 240 megawatts of clean solar power going to its grid since October 2020.

Speaking of 2020, state Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says insured losses from hurricane season over a year ago total about $10.6-billion. You’ll remember our state took hits from Laura, then Delta and Zeta, which Donelon says was one for the record books…:

CUT 06(11)      “…27-billion dollars.”

New Orleans City Hall made a rather low key announcement recently that Mardi Gras 2022 would go on. Parades in 2021 were called off for fear of them being super-spreader events. So why isn’t the announcement a bigger deal? Mardi Gras historian Arthur Hardy says maybe it’s because city officials are still unsure if parade routes will need to be changed. Then there’s the question of where the pandemic is at Carnival Time and police availability…:

CUT 04(11)      “…or we can.”

DOTD secretary Shawn Wilson says the infrastructure bill passed by Congress will mean big dollars coming to the Bayou State for road, bridge and even rail projects; about $4.8-billion. The money means that state lawmakers will likely NOT seek to raise the per-gallon fuels tax charged at the pump.