Who owns your utility, and who answers for it
"Public utility" is a legal status, not an ownership category. Here's who owns the water, power and sewer — and which owners the sunshine laws reach.
Cleco
The investor-owned electric utility serving central Louisiana — the power provider for Delta Forge and the rate base that pays for the grid.
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The 10,356-acre solar project quietly taking shape near Hineston
Treaty Oak Clean Energy — owned by funds tied to Cleco's co-owner, which also bankrolls a local data center — wants federal approval for a 16-sq-mi solar buildout on Rapides/Vernon timberland. No public announcement. The only comment window closes Aug. 2.