Joint Utility, Cable, Telecommunications and Technology and Public Works, Sanitation and Environment Committee Meeting - July 22, 2026

The joint committee met on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. to receive presentations on Lincoln Beach restoration, hurricane preparedness, SWBNO updates, electric reliability, and to consider a resolution on the electric formula rate plan extension.

Consent Calendar

• Approval of minutes from the March 18, 2026 joint committee meeting.

Presentations

• Lincoln Beach Restoration: Chief Sustainability Officer Meagan Williams provided an update on the Lincoln Beach restoration project.
• Hurricane Preparedness: Representatives from Entergy New Orleans (ENO) and the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans presented on hurricane preparedness strategies, including lessons learned from Tropical Storm Arthur and results of the third-party review of frequency changer settings.
• SWBNO Updates: SWBNO representatives provided updates on the Morrison Road water main repair, the Florida Avenue Bridge, and the July 11 flood event.
• Electric System Distribution Reliability: ENO presented on recent outages, including the transmission failure in the French Quarter and outages in North Kenilworth and New Orleans East. The committee considered a resolution to review and revise Electric System Distribution Reliability Standards (UD-17-04).

Resolution

• Formula Rate Plan Extension: The committee considered a resolution on ENO’s motion to extend the electric formula rate plan rider.

Key Outcomes

• No votes or decisions were recorded in the available source material. The transcript for this meeting was not provided; this summary is based solely on the agenda.