RS 51:3043: Consumer access; prohibitions

A. No local governing authority shall adopt an ordinance, rule, or law that limits consumer access to an energy type or that results in the prohibition of a wholesaler, retailer, energy producer, or the related infrastructure necessary to provide consumer access to a specific energy type within the jurisdiction of the local governing authority.

B. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to restrict, impair, or diminish the regulatory authority of the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority, a municipally owned electric system, the Louisiana Public Service Commission in accordance with Article IV, Section 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, or any governing authority of a political subdivision that regulates a public utility in accordance with Article IV, Section 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana.