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Crews Making Progress Restoring Power in Hardest Hit Areas
01/11/2020
Crews expect to restore power tonight to the vast majority of customers affected by a storm system that cut through Louisiana Saturday, with all remaining customers in the hardest hit areas who can take service restored by Sunday or Monday.
The system brought waves of severe weather in the form of rain, lightning and strong winds, downing trees and poles and knocking out power to approximately 34,000 customers at the peak Saturday. As of 4:30 p.m., crews had restored power to all but approximately 6,000 customers, with most located in Webster and Claiborne parishes in north Louisiana and Jefferson Davis and Tangipahoa parishes in south Louisiana.
A storm team is continuing to clear downed trees, limbs and other debris and repair damage and restore power as quickly and safely as possible. As crews complete work, they are converging on other locations to help accelerate restoration efforts in the hardest hit areas. Here is the latest on those areas:
- In north Louisiana, approximately 4,000 customers will remain without power into tomorrow, while an isolated group will have service restored Monday because of extensive damage to the electrical system due to strong winds.
- Crews encountered significant damage to transmission infrastructure in Jefferson Davis Parish where an isolated pocket of customers could be without power until Monday when repairs can be completed.
Bienville Parish
Number of outages as of 5 p.m.: 73
Percentage of damage assessments complete: 75%
Estimated restoration: The remaining customers without power are expected to be restored by 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13.
Bossier Parish
Number of outages as of 5 p.m.: 6
Percentage of damage assessments complete: 75%
Estimated restoration: The remaining customers without power are expected to be restored by 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13.
Claiborne Parish
Number of outages as of 5 p.m.: 620
Percentage of damage assessments complete: 75%
Estimated restoration: The remaining customers without power are expected to be restored by 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13.
Lincoln Parish
Number of outages as of 5 p.m.: 118
Percentage of damage assessments complete: 75%
Estimated restoration: The remaining customers without power are expected to be restored by 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13.
Union Parish
Number of outages as of 5 p.m.: 72
Percentage of damage assessments complete: 75%
Estimated restoration: The remaining customers without power are expected to be restored by 10 p.m., Monday, Jan. 13.
Webster Parish
Number of outages as of 5 p. m.: 2,708
Percentage of damage assessments complete: 75%
Estimated restoration: The remaining customers without power are expected to be restored by 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13.
Tangipahoa Parish
Number of outages as of 5 p.m.: 114
Percentage of damage assessments complete: 100%
Estimated restoration: All customers who can receive power will be restored by 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12.
Jefferson Davis Parish
Number of outages as of 5 p.m.: 45
Percentage of damage assessments complete: 100%
Estimated restoration: The majority of customers without power will be restored by 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12. The remaining customers are expected to be restored by 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13.
Safety
If you see a downed line, call 1-800-968-8243 immediately to report it. Keep far away from the line (and any debris that may be around it), as the line may still be energized.
Stay informed
- Entergy keeps customers informed about restoring power in several ways:
- A free app is available for iPhone or Android at entergyapp.com.
- Entergy’s outage map shows where outages are located and gives information about restoration progress.
- Customers can send and receive text messages about storm and restoration efforts. Signing up is easy: simply text REG to 368374.
- The Entergy Storm Center has storm safety, preparation, restoration and other information that is regularly updated.
