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Hurricane Relief Fund Established to Help Cooperative Employees
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…
Louisiana’s Electric Co-ops Make Progress in Massive Power Restoration Effort; Long Road Ahead to Full Recovery
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…
Louisiana’s Electric Co-ops Bring in Crews from 10 States to Assist in Historic Power Restoration Effort
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…
Louisiana’s Electric Co-ops Launch Damage Assessments, More than 100,000 Electric Co-op Consumers Without Power
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…
Louisiana Electric Cooperatives on Alert
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…
ALEC Annual Meeting, COVID-19 and Concern for Our Community
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…
Massey named 2020-2021 Youth Leadership Council Representative
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…
Congressman Garret Graves sends message to Louisiana electric cooperatives
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…
Senator Bill Cassidy sends message to Louisiana electric cooperatives
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…
Louisiana Co-ops Win Veto of Bill Restricting Their Entry Into Retail Broadband
Author: Cathy Cash, NRECA Visit cooperative.com to read the article.