March 3rd, 2018
New Orleans A Community Voice joined members of Justice & Beyond and VAYLA at a Rally at Duncan Plaza to stand up against the proposed Entergy Gas Plant in New Orleans East.
We are asking New Orleans City Council members to reverse their votes and vote NO to the Gas Plant at the next City Council meeting on March 8th, 2018.
These are the Facts:
- For a couple of decades, Vidalia, LA has used turbines in the MS River to generate electricity. They may have expanded to other nearby cities like Natchez, MS.
- New Orleans rates are already too high. People can’t afford more.
- It isn’t fair or maybe legal for Entergy to donate to Pacs that donate to the City Council who then pass scurrilous proposals that support climate warming, fracking that pollutes and will increase the bills due to pass along costs on the gas part and accrue even more windfalls to Entergy.
- We need true representation on our utilities that have been grossly mismanaged and that price out our residents.
- Utility rates and taxes and insurance, all courtesy of elected officials are the reason people are being pushed out of New Orleans. First Katrina, then gentrification and now elected officials.
- We need City Council members who will represent the people and vote NO on charging us for the Gas Power Plant.
