Entergy Helps Local Partners Fight Community Hunger in Louisiana Company provides approximately $88,000 to food pantries and non-profits during the holidays Posted: Dec 21, 2020 10:28 AM Posted By: Akemi Briggs NEW ORLEANS, La. — Entergy has worked tirelessly throughout 2020 to support Louisiana communities beyond keeping the lights on and the gas safely flowing, and the company is continuing those efforts this holiday season. Thousands of Louisiana families will have access to nutritious food and other necessities thanks to Entergy’s partnerships with local community service organizations across the state. The company provided more than $88,000 to Louisiana food pantries and nonprofits during the holiday season, bringing the total given to alleviate hunger in Louisiana to nearly $300,000 in 2020. In parts of south Louisiana, families have received meals through church food basket deliveries or will receive meals through The Salvation Army’s Holiday Food Box program. In northeast Louisiana, hundreds of kids will go home from school with a food-filled backpack thanks to the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana’s Backpack for Kids program. In southwest Louisiana, residents in need will receive a hot meal through Abraham’s Tent Association. And in Orleans Parish, families and seniors in need will have access hot meals through organizations such as The Giving Hope Feeding Program, New Orleans Business Alliance and Second Harvest Food Bank. These are just a few examples of how Entergy is helping to fight hunger, a real threat to onein-six Louisiana homes, according to the USDA. About 23% of Louisiana seniors face the threat of hunger as well, the second highest rate nationwide. And Feeding America estimates that one-in-four Louisiana children live in homes that are food insecure. Entergy Corporation 639 Loyola Ave. New Orleans, LA 70113 News Release Entergy Helps Local Partners Fight Community Hunger in Louisiana Through Grants Dec. 21, 2020 “At Entergy, we know that we must go beyond providing power to make a real difference in the lives of our friends and neighbors,” said Phillip May, Entergy Louisiana president and CEO. “That’s why we’ll continue to partner with food pantries and local non-profits to help keep our communities healthy and safe during the holidays and year-long.” “We have faced challenges this year like no other. Many of our fellow New Orleanians found