Louisiana families and businesses deserve a power grid that is safe, reliable, and maintained with real accountability. Yet for years, communities across our state have faced preventable outages, leaning poles, vegetation growing into energized lines, and repairs that take far too long. Under the current system, utilities are allowed to verify their own maintenance work — with no independent statewide inspection authority. This creates a built‑in conflict of interest that leaves neighborhoods vulnerable.

We are calling for the creation of an Independent Grid Maintenance Authority for Louisiana — a separate, statewide entity responsible for inspecting poles and lines, enforcing maintenance standards, and publishing transparent public reports. Utilities would continue delivering electricity, but they would no longer be allowed to grade their own homework.

This reform is not partisan. It is about public safety, reliability, and protecting every community from avoidable outages and deferred maintenance.

If you believe Louisiana deserves safe trees, strong lines, and a grid maintained with transparency and accountability, we urge you to add your name!

Why this Matters?

Louisiana’s reporting shows a pattern that’s impossible to ignore:

• Vegetation and equipment issues — Local coverage in Terrytown​, Morgan Place West, and New Orleans has documented leaning poles, trees in the lines, and long‑delayed maintenance.
• Storm vulnerability — Hurricane Ida reporting showed how aging infrastructure and unmanaged vegetation worsened damage and prolonged outages.
• Reliability concerns — Louisiana continues to rank among the states with the highest outage frequency and duration.

National standards exist — Louisiana is already a member of NARUC, which publishes best‑practice standards for maintenance oversight and vegetation management.

We are asking the Louisiana Public Service Commission to elevate this issue and bring it to the Federal–State Current Issues Collaborative, where states and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission work together on reliability and maintenance oversight.