Date:
October 30, 2012
For Release:
Immediately
Contact:
News
Release
Liz Duhon
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
(337) 272-3065
lduhom@entergy.com
Mayor Purvis Morrison
City of Scott
(337) 233-1130
pmorrison@cityofscott.org
Lisa Justice
Love INC
(337) 981-6775
loveinc@bellsouth.net
Entergy Teams with City of Scott and Love INC for Energy-Efficiency Effort
Volunteers help neighbors in need by making low-income homes more energy-efficient
LAFAYETTE, La. – The arrival of cooler weather is the perfect time for Louisianans
to focus on making their homes more energy-efficient and lowering energy costs through the
winter. To help residents get a head start, employees of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana,
L.L.C. are joining Love INC on Thursday, Nov. 1, to make four homes in the City of Scott
more energy-efficient.
Since September, Entergy has partnered with several community organizations to
improve the energy efficiency of 310 homes of need-based customers throughout Louisiana.
The improvements in Scott are being funded by a $5,000 Entergy Charitable Foundation
grant to the City of Scott.
“Entergy employees organize and participate in energy-efficiency initiatives
throughout the year that focus on providing assistance for many of Louisiana’s most
vulnerable citizens,” said Entergy Gulf States Louisiana President and Chief Executive
Officer Bill Mohl. “For many of our customers, saving on energy expenses often means
-more-
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having more money to spend each month for other important needs, such as food and
medicine. We work with our community partners to make sure that energy-efficiency efforts
provide greater comfort and financial relief for those who need it most.”
Entergy’s participation in the Scott project is part of a month of employee
volunteerism efforts focused on helping customers save energy and money with a series of
energy-efficiency initiatives across the state. A total of 370 employee volunteers have
participated, representing virtually all Entergy business units operating in Louisiana.
Partnering with several community organizations, Entergy employees have improved the
energy-efficiency of more than 300 homes of low-income customers in Louisiana since
September.
“Today’s effort here in the City of Scott to help the quality of life of our elderly and
needy community members is very important,” said Purvis J. Morrison, mayor of the City of
Scott. “An energy-efficiency program can help with lowering the cost of utility bills and also
help in keeping our citizens healthy.”
“These energy-efficiency projects provide Love INC with a great opportunity to utilize
the skills and talents of volunteers within our local partner churches to help their fellow
neighbors in need,” added Lisa Justice, executive director of Love INC of Lafayette.
For Entergy’s home energy-efficiency projects, such as the City of Scott initiative,
employee and community volunteers caulk around windows, install weather stripping around
external doors, replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones, change air
conditioner filters, install water heater blankets, insulate attics and make other energy-efficiency
improvements.
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In addition to energy-efficiency projects across the state, Entergy has supported a
Household Chemical Clean Up Day in Scott, two conservation-focused hunting and fishing
days in Baton Rouge and Monroe, and two “beach sweeps” in Jefferson and Madisonville.
Earlier this year, Entergy donated $5,000 to Love INC to support relief efforts for flood victims
in Carencro.
“Many of these improvements are do-it-yourself projects that are relatively simple to
implement and very affordable, too,” said Liz Duhon, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana customer
service manager. “Very often, investments in energy efficiency improvements can be recouped
through lower energy bills, meaning residents can reap rewards for years to come.”
Energy-efficiency improvements also can reap rewards for the environment.
“Energy is recognized as a national leader in environmental stewardship, and we take
that commitment seriously in Louisiana,” Mohl said. “Engaging our communities in energyefficiency efforts is helping raise awareness of how we can make a positive impact on the
environment by making simple adjustments in our energy usage. It’s about making small
changes that can have a big impact for our customers and the communities where we live and
work.”
This year Entergy introduced the “Save Money” program to provide customers with
more resources and tools to help lower energy costs. At entergy-louisiana.com/savemoney, stepby-step videos and printouts on energy-saving home projects energy-saving calculators and
more help customers manage energy costs more effectively year-round.
Entergy’s Louisiana utility companies serve more than one million customers through
the operating companies Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
With operations in southern, central and northeastern Louisiana, the companies are part of
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Entergy Corporation’s electric system serving 2.8 million customers in Louisiana, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Texas.
-30Entergy’s online address is entergylouisiana.com
Twitter: @EntergyLA