PUBLIC NOTICE - - - BEFORE THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION L & R UTILITIES, INC. (WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA), ex parte In re: Application for Adjustment in Retail Rates and Letter of Non-Opposition to Borrowing Funds for Improvements NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Name and address of Party Making Filing: Jeffrey McNew, President L & R Utilities, Inc. PO Box 360 West Monroe, Louisiana 71294 Name, Address, E-mail Address, and Telephone Number of Attorney for Party Making Filing: Janet S. Boles, Esquire Email: janet@jboleslaw.com William B. Kirtland, Esquire Email: bkirtland@jboleslaw.com Boles Law Firm-Baton Rouge, LLC 7914 Wrenwood Blvd, Suite A Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 Phone: (225) 924-2686 Facsimile: (225) 926-5425 Statement of Action Sought: Pursuant to Article IV, Section 21(D) (1) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, notice is hereby given that L & R Utilities, Inc. (the “Company” or “L&R”) has applied to the Louisiana Public Service Commission (“LPSC”) for an application for adjustment in retail rates and letter of non-opposition to borrowing funds for improvements. The Company is seeking the following: I. Authorize recovery of L&R’s ordinary and necessary annual expenses and cost of debt service. II. L&R’s base rates be set at the following amounts, in order to fund the ordinary and necessary expenses and cost of debt service: Water Service Flat Rate (Non-Metered) $77.10. Water Service Residential Metered Rate Purchased Water Minimum (first 2,000) $35.50, Per 1,000 after minimum $7.90, Flow Through to Better Waterworks $4.00. Water Service Residential Metered Rate Well Water Minimum (first 2,000) $35.50, Per 1,000 after minimum $7.90, Flow Through to Better Waterworks $4.00. Water Service Light Commercial Metered Rate Minimum (first 2,000) $58.60, Per 1,000 after minimum $7.90, Flow Through to Better Waterworks $4.00. Water Service Heavy Commercial Metered Rate Minimum (first 2,000) $104.90 Per 1,000 after minimum $7.90, Flow Through to Better Waterworks $4.00. Wastewater Service Residential Flat Rate $77.10. Wastewater Service Light Commercial Flat Rate $121.90. Wastewater Service Heavy Commercial Flat Rate $214.40 III. A line-item charge to recover property taxes, to be set initially at $3.25 per water customer per month and $3.25 per wastewater customer per month, and to be adjusted annually based on changes in L&R’s property taxes and customer count. IV. The allotted volume of included water for Heavy Commercial Metered Rate customers be reduced from 10,000 gallons to 2,000 gallons per month. V. All other charges and fees in L&R’s tariff to remain unchanged. VI. A Letter of Non-Opposition to L&R to borrow funds from: Louisiana Department of Health to cover the cost of water system improvements not to exceed $3,750,000.00 with an interest rate not to exceed 2.45% and an amortization not to exceed twenty (20) years; and A commercial lender to cover the cost of wastewater system improvement not to exceed $1,150,000.00 with an interest rate not to exceed 9.00% and an amortization period not to exceed fifteen (15) years. VII. All other general and equitable relief. Questions and comments should be directed to the Louisiana Public Service Commission at (800) 256-2397. 166130-NOV 10-1T $451