General Info

The Louisiana Energy and Power Authority, also known as LEPA, consists of 18 Louisiana cities and towns, each maintaining its own independent municipal power system. LEPA is a joint-action agency working to provide its member communities with stable sources of electricity at the lowest possible cost. Since 1989, LEPA has entered into all-requirements power contracts with many of its members and has implemented a system operation through the use of a sophisticated, computerized energy control center. Located in Lafayette, La., the center dispatches electricity to all participating member cities simultaneously. Through optional participation in the system operation, each LEPA member city can realize reduced power costs while maintaining its own municipal system. The Louisiana State Legislature created the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority in 1979.