Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta quietly takes new job with Trump administration

Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta quietly takes new job with Trump administration

From left, Louisiana Public Service Commissioners Foster Campbell, Eric Skrmetta, Mike Francis, J. P. Coussan, and Davante Lewis hold a meeting in Plaquemine, La., on Aug. 22, 2025. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta has quietly taken a new job with the Trump administration, one that he says he’ll hold while completing his final term as a state regulator.  Skrmetta confirmed in a b…