Public Safety and Education

Cleco provides electricity to thousands of homes, schools, hospitals and businesses in Louisiana. While our electrical system is designed and maintained to deliver electricity safely, dangerous situations can occur. We work hard to make our customers aware of these dangers in a variety of ways.

We have general safety information on our Web site, and we subscribe to a third-party site especially for kids and teachers. This site, Electrical Safety World, explains the travels of electricity, how it can hurt you and what to do in an emergency. It also includes exercises for students and a teacher's guide.

In addition to providing safety information our Web site, we publicly educate adults and kids on the dangers of electricity by visiting schools throughout our service territory, developing video presentations on public safety, developing news releases for the media with seasonal safety tips and investing in public safety advertising.

We also joined forces with other utilities to ensure the passage of the High Voltage Overhead Power Line Safety Act by the Louisiana Legislature. The new law, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2002, prohibits any unauthorized persons from working within 10 feet of any high voltage overhead line without 48 hours prior notification to the owner or operator of the lines.