Engaging with CNO Dockets

A Stakeholder is any individual or entity that has a vested interest in the docket. That could include: 

• An Orleans Parish resident who pays an electricity bill 
• A housing organization concerned about impacts of utility costs on affordable housing
• A neighborhood group interested in community solar or opposed to a new gas plant in their community

In order to intervene in a docket you have to complete a petition for intervention and a cover letter.

• Address the Cover Letter  to the Clerk of Council Lora W. Johnson and attach it to the petition for intervention
• Ensure that docket number and caption are correct

Email your petition for intervention & cover letter to Clerk of Council Lora W. Johnson; be sure to copy the rest of the official service list, 

• You can request the most recent official service list for the docket from the Council Utilities Regulatory Office’s Legislative Aide Byron Minor at byron.minor@nola.gov

After a docket is opened, stakeholders have 30 days to intervene, so make sure to check the deadline for intervention. 

Intervention template coming soon!

Tips for a successful intervention 

Make sure the information in the header on the first page and on the certificate of service is correct for the docket in which you are intervening, including:

• Docket caption
• Docket number
• Filing date

Make sure the information in the body of the petition is correct, including:

• Initiating resolution number
• Intervention deadline

Be sure to sign the petition itself and to sign and date the certificate of service

As an intervenor you will be added to the official service list for the docket, meaning that you will be notified via email about filings, comment opportunities, and deadlines in that docket.

Becoming an Interested Party in a docket is a great way to keep up to date on open proceedings. 

• You’ll be added to the Service List and receive emails when documents are filed in the docket.
• You will not have an opportunity to file comments, ask questions, or submit testimony. 

Feel free to use our Interested Party template, and follow the same process for submitting.

​Each docket has a ‘Service List’ of Intervenors, Interested Parties, LPSC Staff, Commissioners, Consultants, etc. It’s really just a contact list of stakeholders involved. This can be found in each docket, however, like many governmental agencies, the CNO’s website is not exactly user friendly.

When a docket is opened by the New Orleans City Council it is assigned a number, for instance UD-24-01. 

• “UD” stands for Utility Docket 
• “24” represents the year the docket was opened
• “01” indicates that it was the first docket opened that year