March 9 , 2009
At the January 14, 2009 Business and Executive Session, on motion of Commissioners Field and Boissiere, seconded by Commissioner Campbell, with Commissioners Manuel and Skrmetta dissenting, the Commission voted to adopt a new set of ethics rules for Commissioners and Staff. The new rules, as set forth in Appendix A to this order, supercede those in Special Order 43-2003 dated September 12, 2003 and Special Order 75-2008 dated December 31, 2008.

Special Order No. 6-2009 In re: Ethics Rules for Louisiana Public Service Commission - Attachment

March 4 , 2009
DOCKET NO. R-28271, SUB DOCKET B – Louisiana Public Service Commission, ex parte.  Re-study of the feasibility of a renewable portfolio standard for the State of Louisiana.  Presentation of Kennedy and Associates from the March 3, 2009 Technical Conference.

August 29 , 2008
LPSC, LURC and LPFA Close Two Bond Issues Totaling $966.1 Million

August 13 , 2008
LPSC Energy Emergency Deferred Billing Guidelines

On February 17, 2009 television stations around the country will discontinue analog broadcasts and only broadcast in "digital".   Before that deadline, millions of consumers that have analog TV sets and rely on antennas to receive free broadcast signals will need to obtain a separate digital-to-analog converter to watch over-the-air TV, or lose service.  NTIA is currently administering a coupon program, set to end on March 31, 2009, which permits all U.S. households to request up to two coupons (while supplies last), worth $40 each, to be used toward the purchase of up to two of the needed digital-to-analog converters.

The conversion to digital broadcasting is necessary to free up parts of the scarce and valuable broadcast spectrum , which can then be used for other important wireless communications services, such as public safety communications (police and fire departments, emergency rescue) and advanced commercial wireless services.  However, this DTV Transition has the potential to negatively impact access to broadcast TV programming by millions of American consumers nationwide as of the February 2009 deadline.  Both the FCC and the NTIA have specifically asked NARUC, among many other groups, to assist them in assuring that consumers get word of the transition - including information on when a converter is necessary and how to get the NTIA coupon. 

NARUC (Nation Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners) has collected information from numerous agencies, such as FCC and NTIA, to provide comprehensive answers for NARUC members and their constituents. This information was presented at the 2007 Annual Convention in Anaheim , California and is also available on the NARUC website (http://www.naruc.org/DTV/).