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LSBA PUBLIC UTILITY SECTION CLE
DECEMBER 4, 2025
Baton Rouge City Club, 355 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801

REGISTRATION FORM

Approved for 6 Hours of CLE including 1 hour of Ethics and 1 hour of Professionalism 

7:30 AM – 7:55 AM
Check In

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Recent Developments in Legal Ethics: What Lawyers Must, May and
Should Do in 2025. Speaker, Clare Robion, Louisiana Legal Ethics
(1.0 hour of 1Ethics)

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Overview of New Nuclear Development in U.S. Speakers: Anna Vinson Jones,
Nuclear Regulatory, Assistant General Counsel, Entergy; James Smiley, Senior Manager
Advanced Nuclear Development; and Benjamin Portis, Director, Federal
Governmental Affairs, Entergy (1.5 hours)

10:30 - 10:45 AM - Break

10:45 - 11:45 AM

LPSC Festivus: Professionalism in Public Utility Practice. Speakers: Brandon Frey,
Executive Secretary; Melissa W. Frey, Administrative Law Judge; Justin Bellow, Commission
Staff Counsel; and Records Supervisor, Kris Abel (1.0 hours of Professionalism)

11:45 - 12:30 PM - Lunch (included)

12:30 - 1:00 PM

Regulatory Restructuring at the La. Dept. of Conservation and Energy. Speakers: Amanda
McClinton, Executive Director, La Dept. of Conservation and Energy; and
Blake Canfield, Executive Counsel, La. Dept. of Conservation and Energy. (0.5 hours)

1:00 - 1:30 PM
Natural Gas Efficiency Regulatory Changes. Speakers, Jim DiCharry, Delta Utilities, Louisiana
Regulatory and Government Affairs; Olivia Ainsworth, Energy Efficiency Consultant, Delta
Utilities; John Tompson, CLEAResult, Senior Program Manager; and Daniel Waguespack,
Energy Efficiency Manager, Atmos Energy (0.5 hour)

1:30 - 1:45 PM - Break

1:45 - 3:15 PM

Jeopardy: LPSC Procedural Rules, Recent Developments and History, Taylor Boudreaux,
Phelps Dunbar; and Andrew Nicolas, Ezell Law Firm (1.5 hours)