Residents protest high electricity prices outside Cleco
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Ville Platte City Councilman Lionel Anderson (left) discusses issues with one of the protest organizers Donald Anderson (right) at the event held outside of the Cleco office in Ville Platte. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks) -
City Councilman Anderson (center) meets with several of the protestors on Wednesday, September 29. Future events are also planned. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
Frustrated over soaring electricity rates, several Ville Platte residents took the streets to protest outside the Cleco office in Ville Platte on Wednesday, September 29.
One of the organizers, Arthur Sampson, questioned the city’s contract with the electricity provider. “They have a contract with the city. If they can pay the city four percent of what they take in, then they can reduce the…
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