Marionneaux Kantrow, LLC - Baton Rouge, LA

Overview

Over 11 years experience as a practicing attorney, primarily representing public utilities, motor carriers, and other regulated entities before the Louisiana Public Service Commission and with regard to related matters. He is Completed Dale Carnegie Public Speaking and Human Relations Course, December 1998.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS:

• Successfully pursued and litigated numerous complaints before the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) on behalf of an electric utility against other electric utilities to enforce territorial restrictions and to prevent unfair promotional practice violations, resulting in the transfer of service to two residential subdivisions, two medical office buildings, an insurance building, a construction site and other residential and commercial customers.
• Successfully defended electric utility in several complaints before the LPSC by other electric utilities regarding territorial restrictions and claims of violations of LPSC orders, achieving dismissal of three significant complaints by way of summary proceedings.
• In 2006, obtained authority for clients to operate as common carriers of waste intrastate in separate contested proceedings before the LPSC. These were the first two instances in many years where the LPSC granted such authority in contested proceedings.
• In 2007, successfully defended appeal of an LPSC order on behalf of an electric utility, briefing and arguing the matter before the Louisiana Supreme Court. Washington-St. Tammany Electric Coop., Inc. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission, 959 So. 2d 450 (La. 6/29/07).
• In 2008, represented an electric utility in leasing a municipally-owned electric utility, pursuing referendum authority and governmental approval and drafting all documents and transactions related to the lease required for its approval.
• Advised an electric utility regarding issues related to the negotiation, drafting, and interpretation of numerous municipal franchise agreements.
• Negotiated with existing LPSC-certified carriers to obtain authority for over 30 clients seeking LPSC authority to operate as common carriers of waste intrastate in Louisiana.
• Successfully represented two clients in separate contested proceedings before the LPSC to obtain authority to operate as common carriers of waste intrastate in Louisiana over the objections of existing LPSC-certified carriers, defending the order of the LPSC in one of these matters before the Louisiana Supreme Court. Vacuum Truck Carriers of Louisiana, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission, 2009 WL 1423348 (La. 5/5/09).