May 15, 2018

Charles Rice, Jr.

President CEO of Entergy New Orleans
1600 Perdido Street

New Orleans, LA 70161

Re: Paid Actors? Participation in NOPS Public Hearing
Dear Charles,

This Council takes very seriously the admission that an Entergy contractor paid actors to
participate in the Council?s public comment process during the consideration of your NOPS
application. As you know, public comment is designed as a forum for genuine discourse of
concerned citizens of this City. While we do appreciate Entergy?s efforts in launching an internal
investigation and creating a report, the Council is obligated to perform its own independent
investigation to ensure the protection of the public interest.

The Council expects nothing short of the full cooperation of ENO, Entergy and all other Entergy
af?liates as we perform our independent investigation.

By this letter the New Orleans City Council, in its capacity as regulator, directs ENO to maintain
and preserve all evidence related to the allegations that ENO, Entergy or some other entity paid or
participated in paying actors to attend and/or speak at one or more public meetings in connection
with your NOPS application.

Speci?cally, ENO is directed to preserve all physical manifestations, written or recorded, in
whatever medium, of communications including, but not limited to, letters, emails, texts,
voicemails, memos, notes, etc. in any way related to public relations and community support in
the NOPS public proceedings.

ENO is also directed to preserve all contracts, agreements, communications, memos, etc. with, to
or from any third-party regarding public relations and community support in the NOPS public
proceedings, including, but not limited to, paying or giving anything of value to anyone in
exchange for support, or for appearing and/or speaking at one or more public meetings.

GITY NEW ORLEANS 130D FERDIDCJ STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA 1 2

Finally, ENO is also directed to preserve all physical manifestations, mitten or recorded, in
whatever medium, of its internal investigation, including work papers, interviews, correspondence,
notes, memos, etc. as well as the resulting report and any drafts of the report.

Your attention to and cooperation is very much appreciated.

Sincerely,

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