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Report: Some Supporters Of New Entergy Plant Were Paid Actors

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Travis Lux
Published May 9, 2018 at 12:54 PM CDT
Michael Isaac Stein
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The Lens
Dozens of people in bright orange shirts showed up at a public meeting last fall to show support for a proposed new Entergy power plant. Some of them were paid actors, according to a new report from The Lens.

In March, the New Orleans city council voted to approve a new gas-fired power plant for Entergy in New Orleans East. It was a controversial decision that came after heated public meetings. People showed up with signs to protest the plant, and others showed up to support it.

 

But a new investigation from The Lens revealed that some of power plant supporters were actually paid actors. WWNO’s Travis Lux spoke to reporter Michael Isaac Stein from The Lens about his investigation.

 

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Travis Lux
As Coastal Reporter, Travis Lux covers flood protection, coastal restoration, infrastructure, the energy and seafood industries, and the environment. In this role he's reported on everything from pipeline protests in the Atchafalaya swamp, to how shrimpers cope with low prices. He had a big hand in producing the series, New Orleans: Ready Or Not?, which examined how prepared New Orleans is for a future with more extreme weather. In 2017, Travis co-produced two episodes of TriPod: New Orleans at 300 examining New Orleans' historic efforts at flood protection. One episode, NOLA vs Nature: The Other Biggest Flood in New Orleans History, was recognized with awards from the Public Radio News Directors and the New Orleans Press Club. His stories often find a wider audience on national programs, too, like NPR's Morning Edition, WBUR's Here and Now, and WHYY's The Pulse.
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