The $120 million power plant that began operating nearly a year ago in Morgan City is putting cost-effective power on the electricity grid for communities throughout the region to use, a plant executive said. Cordell Grand, general manager of Louisiana Energy and Power Authority, spoke during Tuesday’s Morgan City Council meeting. LEPA dedicated the natural gas-fired, combined-cycle gas power plant May 20, 2016. Officials said it would help stabilize long-term power rates for member communities by reducing their reliance on less efficient power sources. Since then, the power plant has been regularly putting power onto the grid for customers to use, Grand ...