SLEMCO
Electric Power Transmission, Control, and DistributionLouisiana, United States51-200 Employees
SLEMCO is an electric power utility headquartered at 2727 Southeast Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508, serving the Acadiana region with electric power transmission, control, and distribution. Formed in 1937 as a private membership corporation, it is governed by a board of directors and an appointed management team. An in-house dispatcher is on duty 24 hours a day, and crews are ready to restore power by phone at any time. In the mid-1980s, during an oil crisis, SLEMCO pursued diversification and economic development efforts to attract new loads and businesses to its system and the Acadiana area. The company engages in community initiatives such as endowed professorships, college scholarships, and Operation Round-Up grants, and has between 51 and 200 employees; more information is available at slemco.com.