| | Holloway won the 2009 PSC race automatically without the need for a runoff contest.<ref name=bouterie>Nick Bouterie, "Can a Democrat Become a True Republican," accessed December 24, 2008</ref> He died in office in 2016. | | Holloway won the 2009 PSC race automatically without the need for a runoff contest.<ref name=bouterie>Nick Bouterie, "Can a Democrat Become a True Republican," accessed December 24, 2008</ref> He died in office in 2016. |
| − | In his statement of PSC candidacy, Pinac promised to "fight to get more power to you, the Louisiana consumer. I will take a common sense approach while working to keep [[electric]] rates fair, encourage the development of new sources of reliable, affordable, clean energy, and demand the safe and quick return of power to our homes and businesses after disasters strike our state. Our day-to-day lives are affected every time we flip that electrical switch, and in these difficult economic times, we should get what we pay for: safe, reliable, and reasonably-priced electricity and other utilities."<ref name=adtt/> | + | In his statement of PSC candidacy, Pinac promised to "fight to get more power to you, the Louisiana consumer. I will take a common sense approach while working to keep [[electric]] rates fair, encourage the development of new sources of reliable, affordable, clean energy, and demand the safe and quick return of power to our homes and businesses after disasters strike our state. Our day-to-day lives are affected every time we flip that electrical switch, and in these difficult economic times, we should get what we pay for: safe, reliable, and reasonably-priced electricity and other utilities."<ref name=adtt/> |
| | In addition to Acadia, the PSC district includes all or part of seventeen parishes: Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Catahoula (part), Evangeline]], Grant, Jefferson Davis, La Salle, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, St. Landry, St. Martin Parish, Vermilion, and Vernon parishes. The PSC has jurisdiction over publicly owned utilities providing electric, water, waste water, [[natural gas]], and telecommunication services in addition to all the electric cooperatives in Louisiana. The PSC also regulates intrastate transportation, including passenger carrier services, waste haulers, household goods carriers, non-consensual towing, and intrastate pipelines.<ref name=adtt/> | | In addition to Acadia, the PSC district includes all or part of seventeen parishes: Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Catahoula (part), Evangeline]], Grant, Jefferson Davis, La Salle, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, St. Landry, St. Martin Parish, Vermilion, and Vernon parishes. The PSC has jurisdiction over publicly owned utilities providing electric, water, waste water, [[natural gas]], and telecommunication services in addition to all the electric cooperatives in Louisiana. The PSC also regulates intrastate transportation, including passenger carrier services, waste haulers, household goods carriers, non-consensual towing, and intrastate pipelines.<ref name=adtt/> |