Utilities
Power, water, drainage, and the bills that follow.
Utilities
Tulane's Future of Energy Forum wraps Wednesday after three days of grid, data center and affordability talks
More than 150 energy leaders, policymakers and researchers spent Sept. 28 through Sept. 30 on Tulane's uptown campus, with the Tuesday session on power prices, data centers and grid affordability landing squarely on questions New Orleans is already debating.
Odile Castille, Infrastructure reporter · Sep 30, 2026
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November ballot asks voters to let public money replace private lead pipes
SB 228 would amend the constitution to allow public funding for finding and replacing lead service lines on private property.Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Sep 26, 2026 - NEW ORLEANS
Council committee backs 4-year extension of Entergy's rate formula
The plan would run through 2030 annual filings, alongside a $29 million battery-storage program and $13 million in Francine storm costs.Delphine Rousseau, City Hall reporter · Sep 23, 2026 - NEW ORLEANS
Rust in the siphon bells: the pump question hanging over hurricane season
Assessments of the aging drainage machinery fit inside the current budget. Repairs could run to $15 million.Remy Thibodeaux, Environment & Coast reporter · Sep 21, 2026