New Orleans gas plant astroturf scandal In May 2018, Entergy New Orleans was embroiled in a scandal surrounding its controversial proposal for a natural gas power plant in East New Orleans. An Entergy subcontractor used Crowds on Demand to artificially lobby council support for the gas plant. The New Orleans City Council ended up fining Entergy New Orleans $5 million for this paid actors scandal. See also Arkansas Power and Light Building, now known as the Entergy Building References External links Entergy Corp. Energy Star Companies based in New Orleans Electric power companies of the United States Natural gas companies of the United States Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Natural gas pipeline companies Nuclear power companies of the United States Hydroelectric power companies of the United States