Entergy Louisiana restores more than half of all customers following winter storm
As of 8 p.m., Entergy restoration teams have safely restored power to 42,000 customers, more than half of the customers who lost service at the peak of the storm.
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Entergy Louisiana January winter storm update – 1/29/2026, 11 a.m.
Significant progress continues as crews work through challenging and dangerous conditions. Outages are down to approximately 50,000 customers, from a peak of 91,500. With improving, above-freezing temperatures, crews expect to make notable progress throughout the day today.
Local information centers being opened to help customers
We know being without power is difficult, especially during extremely cold weather. To provide additional support while we work safely and quickly to restore service, we will open customer information centers in areas heavily impacted by the recent winter storm beginning Thursday, Jan. 29.
Entergy Louisiana provides updated restoration estimates
As of 1:00 p.m., approximately 65,000 customers remain without power, down from a peak of 91,500 outages.
The damage from this ice storm is comparable to a category 3 hurricane, but unlike a hurricane, where damage can largely be assessed once a storm passes, ice storm damage is often hidden.
Entergy Louisiana January winter storm update – 1/27/2026, 8 p.m.
Restoration is well underway as Entergy Louisiana crews continue making progress assessing damage and restoring power to customers impacted by severe winter weather.
Entergy Louisiana January winter storm update – 1/27/2026, 11 a.m.
Restoration is well underway as Entergy Louisiana crews continue making progress assessing damage and restoring power to customers impacted by severe winter weather.
Entergy Louisiana January winter storm update – 1/26/2026, 8 p.m.
– Entergy Louisiana’s storm team of approximately 4,000, continues working to restore power in the midst of freezing temperatures, ice accumulation and hazardous conditions across the company’s service territory.
Entergy Louisiana gives restoration timeline following winter storm
Entergy Louisiana’s storm team continues assessing damage and restoring power following a significant January winter storm that brought freezing temperatures, ice accumulation and hazardous conditions across Entergy’s Louisiana service territory.
Entergy Louisiana January winter storm update – 1/25/2026, 8 p.m.
As of 6 p.m., there were approximately 86,000 customer outages across the Entergy Louisiana service territory. Crews have begun restoring power where it is safe to do so but continued icy road conditions may delay teams from safely traveling to restore power.
Entergy Louisiana January winter storm update – 1/25/2026, 10 a.m.
As of 7 a.m., approximately 53,345 customers across Entergy Louisiana’s service area are without power as a result of winter weather impacting the region. Ice accumulation, freezing temperatures and hazardous road conditions make restoration efforts challenging by slowing access to damaged equipment and creating unsafe working conditions.