The following was related to me by an acquaintance in Northeast Louisiana quite recently: Imagine arriving home at night and being greeted by the choking fumes of a mystery chemical agent. Over the next few days, the source of the fumes is revealed: Large swaths of the grass and other plants in this person’s yard begin to die. Someone had sprayed a large amount of herbicide on this residential property without any prior warning. That someone was Entergy, spraying, ostensibly, to keep vegetation from growing and threatening power lines.
Perhaps such spraying doesn’t sound unreasonable to some, but in this case there were no vines nor other plants that were even remotely jeopardizing the power lines. It was a totally irresponsible action on Entergy’s part, not only because it wasted their workers’ time, energy, and resources, but because it exposed people, animals, plants, insects, etc., to a copious and unnecessary amount of toxic chemicals.
After learning of this situation, we did a little digging. Others have complained about Entergy doing the same thing in their yards. A report from Little Rock, Arkansas, from 2020 is nearly identical to what happened to the property owner in NE Louisiana in 2025:
‘Concern is sprouting in Little Rock’s Oak Forest community where neighbors say Entergy crews over-sprayed herbicide killing hundreds of trees and plants.
‘Neighbors brought their concern to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Plant Board, which is now investigating.
‘State and local laws allow utility crews to spray herbicide along power lines to prevent trees and plants from growing into the equipment. Utilities aren’t required to tell anyone in the area unless crews have to go on someone’s property.
‘Entergy says in this case the work was done in alleys so neighbors were not notified.
‘“All this spray was around me and I didn’t know,” said Gary Iverson, who lives in Oak Forrest.
‘Iverson says he never knew the herbicide was going to be sprayed and he believes it put his safety on the line.
‘“There’s no excuse for it,” Iverson said. “They come through here in two minutes and kill everything that takes years to grow.”
‘Entergy contractors sprayed the herbicide at the end of July, and within a few days, most alleys in the neighborhood were full of dead trees and brush.
‘Iverson says his backyard was in the path and his dogs were outside and at risk because he never got a warning.
‘“They were barking at the fence,” Iverson said. “At the time they were down here barking they were down here spraying. My dogs, they were covered in the spray and they had a waxy film on them.”
‘Iverson calls what happened in his neighborhood overkill.
‘“The power line is 30 feet up on the other side of the alley,” he said.
‘He pointed out multiple spots he says the herbicide reached that are too close for comfort.
‘“Right here my neighbor has a swimming pool where his kids come out to play. It’s right next to the back fence where all the trees have been sprayed,” he added’ (Susan El Khoury, ‘FOX16 Investigates: Community says Entergy crews over-sprayed herbicide, killing hundreds of trees and plants,’ fox16.com).
Mr Iverson was right to be concerned about the health of people and animals. A fellow in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, reported in 2022 that one of his dogs died after Entergy sprayed their toxic brew on his property.
Entergy tries to green-wash their herbicide-spraying program, claiming with a straight face that it is actually better for the environment than mowing:
‘Through our low-volume, selective herbicide application program, we can responsibly target and clear invasive and tall-growing vegetation with precision. In turn, we mitigate disruption to native species and foster more hospitable habitats for local foliage and wildlife’ (Kaelen Delaune, ‘Entergy’s vegetation management program increases power reliability, improves wildlife habitats,’ entergy.com).
We’re not out to play Gotcha! with a corporation that we appreciate for providing Louisiana and other Southern States with electricity, but we have to call attention to this kind of egregious lying when we see it. Spraying poisonous chemicals into the environment doesn’t ‘mitigate disruption to native species’ nor does it ‘foster more hospitable habitats for local foliage and wildlife.’ Far from it.
One mix that Entergy has been reported to use contains the following:
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The rest is at https://thehayride.com/2025/07/garlington-entergy-and-bayer-an-anti-maha-duo/.
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