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Co-ops are staffed by people who live in the communities they serve. At least 30 families of co-op staffers who have been extremely affected by Hurricane Laura. They’ve lost or suffered serious damage to their houses, and the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives has established a fund to assist them with their recovery and help address […]

BATON ROUGE (August 29, 2020) – Some Louisiana electric cooperatives are reporting progress in their efforts to restore power in the wake of Hurricane Laura. But the damage to some co-op systems in southwest Louisiana is so severe that full recovery will be extended, even with the addition of hundreds of lineworkers. As of Saturday, […]

BATON ROUGE (August 28, 2020) – In the wake of Hurricane Laura’s historic impact, Louisiana’s electric cooperatives have called on crews from several states to assist in what is certain to be a challenging and prolonged power restoration effort. After Hurricane Laura, over 100,000 electric co-op consumers were without electricity due to the storm’s extensive […]

BATON ROUGE (August 27, 2020) – Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwest Louisiana early Thursday morning, causing extensive damage to the electric systems of several local electric cooperatives and leaving many consumer-members without power. As of 10 a.m., over 100,000 electric co-op consumers are without electricity due to fallen wires, damaged poles, and severe flooding. […]

The Louisiana electric cooperatives are tracking Hurricanes Marco and Laura.  Cooperatives are gearing up for the possibility of major storm damage to the Louisiana electrical systems. All Louisiana electric cooperative crews are on standby.  Although the path and intensity of the storms can be unpredictable, our cooperatives are working to be prepared to restore power […]

On July 27, the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives held its first-ever virtual annual meeting. It seems we have gone from one calamity to the next this year in Louisiana, with tornadoes, lawsuits, the COVID-19 pandemic and an active hurricane season. In the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, it was clear the pandemic would […]

The Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC) recently announced Thomas Massey will represent the Louisiana electric cooperatives as the 2020-2021Youth Leadership Council Representative.  Thomas was chosen in the spring to represent South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association (SLECA) on the annual Youth Tour trip to Washington, D.C. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the National Rural Electric […]

Congressman Garret Graves recently recorded a video message to our Louisiana electric cooperatives.  Every year during the spring our directors and general managers spend a few days on Capitol Hill discussing the issues that are important to the Louisiana electric cooperatives. In addition to our cooperative representatives visiting our elected officials in the spring, Louisiana […]

This week the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC) planned to bring almost 20 delegates to Washington, D.C. for the 2020 Youth Tour.  Each year, Wednesday is designated as Capitol Hill day for the delegates.  Appointments are scheduled with their U.S. Senators and Representatives.  Students have the opportunity to speak to their Congressmen about  electric […]

Author: Cathy Cash, NRECA Visit cooperative.com to read the article.