LOUISIANA, USA — Recovery efforts were underway across south Louisiana Friday and crews are still working to restore power to 4,000 customers, according to Entergy Louisiana.
Customers who don't have power can expect it be restored by Friday night.
"In Pointe Coupee Parish, as well as in West and East Feliciana parishes, much of the work is off-road. In Point Coupee Parish, crews are focused on Morganza and the area near Levee Road and the Waterloo area east of New Roads. In West and East Feliciana parishes, crews successfully energized two of three substations that were impacted and are working to restore the one serving the Clinton area today. A significant amount of work is taking place on both the distribution and transmission systems in the Feliciana parishes, especially near Commerce Street and Highway 61 north of St. Francisville."
Entergy Louisiana said that even though power may be restored in your area or neighborhood, it will take longer to bring electricity back to homes with significant damage or damaged electric equipment, "like their weather head."
Thursday the utility company said about 210 poles and 560 spans of wire had to be repaired or replaced after the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-2 tornado.
If you are still without power, please check for any damage to the electrical equipment attached to your home or business. If any electrical meters or wiring appear to be damaged, please contact an electrician for assistance. If your electrical equipment appears to have no damage, please call 1-800-9OUTAGE (1-800-968-8243).
Find out if Entergy can restore service to your home here.
In addition, there is no way to know whether downed power lines or other electric equipment is energized simply by looking at it, so keep your distance and report these cases to us at 1-800-9OUTAGE (1-800-968-8243).
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