Hurricane season has arrived in Louisiana, and residents in high-risk areas are preparing for a possible storm. This list may help in planning needs and making preparations. Think ahead and be prepared; last-minute shopping could be a waste of time. Critical points: Plan ahead. Get a 2-week supply of emergency necessities and have a portable […]
Job Opening: Statewide Safety Coordinator OBJECTIVE: Assist member Cooperatives in controlling losses to property, to employees, to the public or to the service provided to their member-consumers. REPORTS TO: Director of Safety and Loss Control POSITION DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS: Planning: Development and implementation of safety training topics and programs. Duties and Responsibilities: Coordinates and schedules […]
Members of the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives showed their appreciation for Louisiana legislators and elected officials by cooking signature dishes for the Taste of Louisiana Cookout at the Pentagon Barracks on March 28. ALEC co-op members and elected officials look forward to the annual event, which features signature dishes from each electric cooperative: Crawfish […]
By Derrill Holly, NRECA Mike Guidry, a passionate advocate for affordable and reliable electricity who built a global reputation as a leader, mentor and teacher of electric cooperative executives, died March 31 after a long battle with cancer. He was 73. Guidry, who spent more than two decades as CEO of South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association, […]
JOB TITLE: COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST POSITION LOCATION: ALEC Office, Baton Rouge, Louisiana OBJECTIVE: Serves ALEC members, employees, media and the public by creating content and providing information regarding member cooperatives. EDUCATIONAL AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in mass communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field is required. Applicants must have demonstrated experience and knowledge […]
During the November 29 board meeting, ALEC directors promoted Addie Armato to be the permanent CEO for the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives. Armato has served the ALEC member cooperatives as the Director of Member Engagement for almost three years and prior to joining the ALEC team she worked at Pointe Coupee Electric for eight […]
BATON ROUGE (November 4, 2021) – At their October 25 board meeting, the Hurricane Relief Fund Committee recommended to the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC) Board of Directors to make a monetary distribution to the cooperative employees affected by Hurricane Ida from donations received from electric cooperatives, cooperative employees, and our cooperative partners and […]
On September 13, 2021, Aarron Graham, director of loss control for the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives, was elected chairperson of the National Utility Training Safety and Education Association. Organized in the early 1940s as the Rural Electric Association Safety and Job Training Instructors, NUTSEA was incorporated under its new name in 1976. The board […]
Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC), a trade association providing joint services for seven electric distribution member cooperatives throughout Louisiana. The ALEC Board is seeking a dynamic individual with demonstrated cooperative knowledge, leadership and experience who has an understanding of statewide association work serving distribution cooperatives. Job Description: Under the direction of the ALEC Board […]
It was a whirlwind start to new responsibilities for Addie Armato, who was appointed interim CEO of the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives by the organization’s board of directors August 23. The appointment came on a Monday. The following Sunday—on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina—Armato was helping the state’s cooperatives deal with one of the […]
