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Marco and Laura Update
08/24/2020
Current forecasts show Marco passing south of Louisiana on Tuesday as a weakening tropical storm. Laura is predicted to make landfall in southwest Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane late Wednesday.
We continue acquiring more resources for our restoration teams, with nearly 4,800 workers currently ready to restore service for our customers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
We are bringing in special equipment, including high water vehicles and drones that help us more quickly assess damage. We are staging restoration crews in strategic locations to be ready to respond to outages as quickly as possible.
We continuously keep our communities informed throughout a storm using the following channels:
- Download our free app for your smartphone at entergy.com/app.
- Sign up for text alerts or text REG to 36778. Once registered, text OUT to 36778 to report an outage. You can also report an outage online as a guest.
- Visit the Entergy Storm Center website and our View Outages page.
- Follow us on Twitter.com/entergy or Facebook.com/entergy.
- Call us at 800-9OUTAGE (1-800-968-8243).
- Follow updates in your local news media, like radio, television and newspapers.