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Katherine W. King

Of Counsel

"I have more than 25 years of experience before the Louisiana Public Service Commission with a focus on the regulation of Louisiana’s electric, telecommunications, and pipeline industries."

Katherine King has provided project development and electric regulatory advice with respect to a number of generation projects. Katherine has been heavily involved in advising generator clients with respect to generation project structures that satisfy client needs while complying with both Federal energy regulatory law and Louisiana Public Service Commission requirements. She also advises major industrial companies with respect to power supply contracts, federal and state electric regulatory compliance, and self-generation and she represents these clients before the LPSC in electric regulatory proceedings. Katherine serves as counsel to the Louisiana Energy Users Group, an intervention group whose members are major industrial companies, and represents electric generators and project developers in regulatory proceedings before the LPSC, and in individual contract negotiations and project development.

Representative Experience
  • Counsel for LEUG in major electric utility regulatory proceedings before the Louisiana Public Service Commission for more than 20 years.
  • Representation of industrial clients with respect to power supply contracts, cogeneration projects, transmission, interconnection, and project development issues.
  • Representation of industrial clients and project developers in over 20 generation projects on contractual, transmission, interconnection, and project development issues.
  • Representation of developers with respect to renewable generation projects and representation of existing renewable generation project owners.
  • Representation of various liquids intrastate pipelines with respect to regulatory issues before the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
  • Representation of water/wastewater company on state utility regulatory issues.
Education
  • LSU Law Center, J.D., 1981
  • LSU, B.S., 1976
Admissions
  • Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Memberships
  • Member, Baton Rouge Bar Association
  • Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
Recognition
  • AV Preeminent-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • "Top Lawyers," Chambers USA, 2005-2024
  • "Best Lawyers," The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2025
  • "Lawyer of the Year," The Best Lawyers in America, 2019, 2021
  • "Super Lawyers," Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2007-2009, 2011-2014
  • "Influential Women in Business," Baton Rouge Business Report, 2005
Articles, Publications and Presentations
Community Service
  • Board Member, Keep Louisiana Beautiful
  • Board Member, St. Joseph Hospice Foundation
  • Past Board Member, Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana
  • Past President, Board of Directors and Member, Baton Rouge Green
  • Past Board of Directors, Member and Vice President, Children's Hope
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