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Entergy says LED pole replacements nearly complete in Lafourche; 2026 work and customer fee explained
Summary
Entergy told the Lafourche Parish Council it has replaced 838 poles in the parish and plans roughly 908 more in 2026 as part of a resiliency conversion to LED fixtures; company and parish officials said the work is funded through a state-approved program that will be recovered from customers over time.
Paula Rome, an Entergy representative, told the Lafourche Parish Council on Nov. 25 that the utility’s pole change-out and LED conversion program has replaced 838 poles in the parish and has plans for roughly 1,000 additional poles in 2026.
"As of right now as we speak 98% is complete and we will have the additional lights complete by the end of the week," Rome said, describing recent repairs to nearly 1,400 reported outages and the replacement work on main drags and some neighborhoods.
Rome said the work is part of a resiliency program…
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