News Release > Entergy New Orleans partners with Audubon Institute to reduce carbon emissions

Entergy New Orleans partners with Audubon Institute to reduce carbon emissions

04/10/2025

NEW ORLEANS – At Entergy New Orleans, we are committed to addressing critical environmental challenges while simultaneously enhancing the quality of life in the communities we serve. One of the ways we address environmentally sensitive issues is through the Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF), a program designed to reduce emissions, protect natural resources, and pioneer innovative solutions that promote sustainability.

In 2024, we provided a grant that supported an electrification project at Woldenberg Park, which hosts French Quarter Festival and other local events. The project focused on reducing the reliance on diesel generators to power short-term events. While widely used as a power source, generators have a significant environmental impact. They create noise pollution and emit harmful pollutants that degrade air quality and contribute to climate change.

Powering Innovation

Through our Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF), we are supporting transformative projects that make a real difference. Since 2001, Entergy shareholders have invested nearly $43 million in initiatives that improve the environment, educate communities, and enhance natural resources. Since 2023, we have awarded approximately $1 million in shareholder-funded grants to 20 local community partners.

For over two decades, the EIF has allowed Entergy New Orleans to take a leadership role in environmental stewardship. This fund represents a key part of our long-term commitment to identifying and supporting essential projects that protect and enhance the environment.

“Our investment in the Environmental Initiatives Fund reflects our commitment to driving innovative solutions in sustainability,” said Deanna Rodriguez, president and CEO at Entergy New Orleans. “By supporting projects like the electrification initiative at Woldenberg Park, we’re reducing emissions, improving air quality, and setting a new standard for sustainable infrastructure.” (needs approval)

We are particularly proud of our partnership with the Audubon Institute to electrify Woldenberg Park. By helping reduce the use of diesel generators to power festival stages and events, we are directly reducing harmful emissions and improving air quality. The project also creates a quieter, more enjoyable experience for visitors.

Click here to learn more about the Environmental Initiatives Fund and how it is powering change.

Committed to a Sustainable Future

Entergy has long been committed to environmental responsibility. In 2001, it became the first U.S. electric utility to voluntarily cap greenhouse gas emissions. More recently, the company committed to reducing its carbon emissions rate by 50% below 2000 levels by 2030.

Through investments in carbon-free nuclear power, highly efficient natural gas generation, and renewable energy, Entergy enables customers to leverage its emissions portfolio to create both societal and environmental benefits.

Entergy New Orleans remains focused on advancing innovative, sustainable solutions to today’s environmental challenges and looks forward to continuing our work in building a cleaner, more sustainable future.

About Entergy New Orleans

Entergy New Orleans, LLC provides electricity to more than 209,000 customers and natural gas to more than 110,000 customers in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Entergy New Orleans is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Entergy produces, transmits and distributes electricity to power life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We’re investing for growth and improved reliability and resilience of our energy system while working to keep energy rates affordable for our customers. We’re also investing in cleaner energy generation like modern natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy. A nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship, we deliver more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to the communities we serve through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. Learn more at entergyneworleans.com and connect with @EntergyNOLA on social media.