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Entergy is Prepared for Tropical Storm Gordon

09/03/2018

NEW ORLEANS – Entergy’s Louisiana utilities continue to monitor the potential for impact to Louisiana from Tropical Storm Gordon. Forecasters have put southeast Louisiana under a tropical storm warning. The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for parts of the Gulf Coast.

Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to bring heavy rains, severe thunderstorms and tropical storm-force winds to Louisiana. While the system’s strength upon landfall and exact path remains uncertain, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are preparing for the storm’s impact and the potential for power outages. The companies’ distribution and transmission crews and contractors are on alert and ready to safely restore service to customers as quickly as possible.

“We are monitoring the potential challenges this storm may bring to Louisiana and stay prepared to respond to storm outages through a very detailed, rehearsed plan,” said Melonie Stewart, Entergy’s vice president of distribution operations for Louisiana. “We are prepared to mobilize our restoration-response team to areas of anticipated damages, while keeping workers out of harm’s way, and encourage our customers to finalize their storm preparations while keeping safety top of mind.”

Customers should visit the Entergy Storm Center website for tips and information that can help in planning and making necessary decisions.

Stay prepared and informed

Entergy keeps customers informed about restoring power in several ways:

• A free app is available for iPhone or Android at entergyapp.com. Customers can use the app to report outages or check on the status of power at their homes or businesses.
• 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.

Customers are encouraged to follow us on social media on Twitter @EntergyLA and @EntergyNOLA and on facebook.com/EntergyLA and facebook.com/EntergyNOLA. We place a high priority on keeping our social media sites updated throughout any major events.

Entergy Louisiana, LLC provides electric service to more than 1 million customers and natural gas service to more than 93,000 customers in the greater Baton Rouge area. It has operations in southern, central and northeastern Louisiana.

Entergy New Orleans, Inc. is an electric and gas utility that serves Orleans Parish. The company provides electricity to more than 200,000 customers and natural gas to more than 106,000 customers. Both companies are subsidiaries of Entergy Corporation.

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of approximately $11 billion and more than 13,000 employees.