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Entergy customers lose power in Belle Chasse early Wednesday; Michoud later in the day

The outage covered Terrytown, the Tall Timbers neighborhood, and Belle Chasse.

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BELLE CHASSE, La. — Entergy had two unexpected power outages in Belle Chasse Wednesday morning and then in the Michoud area in the afternoon.

About 6,300 customers lost power in the Belle Chasse area after a tree fell down and struck some equipment. Around 1 p.m., about 2,700 customers lost power in the Michoud area. Initially the reason for the outage wasn't given.

The westbank outage covered Terrytown, the Tall Timbers neighborhood, and Belle Chasse. A source at Entergy said problems with a tree at an Entergy power substation on Behrman Highway contributed to the power outage.

Morrell says all customers have been restored in the Michoud area, and the outage was caused by a fallen tree.

#UPDATE All customers have been restored. The cause of the outage was due to a fallen tree.
— jpmorrell (@JPMorrell) June 19, 2024

From @EntergyNOLA:

“There is an outage in District E located around Michoud, impacting approximately 2700 customers.

Crews are working as quickly and as safely as possible to restore service.”

I will post updates in this 🧵
— jpmorrell (@JPMorrell) June 19, 2024

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