NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans City Council, after collaborating with Mayor
Cantrell and the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO), announces
the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) to hire an independent accounting firm
to oversee and handle SWBNO’s billing process and billing complaints for the next 12
to 18 months.

NEW ORLEANS - Today, Council Utilities Committee Chair Helena Moreno announced the committee approval of an agreement to end Entergy New Orleans' pursuit of litigation over last year's rate order.

"Last year, this Council lowered customers' Entergy rates for the first time in a decade," said Councilmember Moreno. "As a result of our rate order, Entergy New Orleans sued the Council in an attempt to stop implementation. Today's agreement ends that lawsuit and leaves the Council's rate order completely intact, preserving the hard-won gains for ratepayers that included lower rates, green power options, freezing the minimum charge, and setting a more reasonable profit margin for the company."

NEW ORLEANS - Tomorrow, March 12, the Council's Utilities Committee will take up a resolution establishing the Renewable and Clean Portfolio Standard, mandating a net-zero carbon emissions profile for Entergy New Orleans by the year 2040. Council President Helena Moreno has issued the following statement in advance of the meeting.

NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans City Council Utility, Cable, Telecommunications and Technology (UCTT) Committee will host Cox Cable representatives to provide an update on customer issues and infrastructure upgrades on Wednesday, June 19 at 10:30 a.m. in the Council Chamber.

NEW ORLEANS - Tomorrow, Utility, Cable, Telecommunications and Technology Committee (UCTT) Chair Helena Moreno will introduce a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) resolution at the UCTT Committee hearing, setting forth the process to create the Gulf South's first portfolio standard that would require all new power generation to come from carbon-free sources. New Orleans would be the first territory in the Gulf South to employ an RPS to vastly accelerate the transition to clean energy moving forward.