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Video: Strengthening the Grid in Coastal Communities Following Hurricane Ida

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We’re building back stronger after Hurricane Ida caused significant damage across our coastal communities. We’re installing class-one utility poles with extra hardened footings for critical power lines in areas where the storm’s strongest winds were felt. Digging deeper holes and placing new poles into steel caissons are ways we’re strengthening the grid and combating poor soil conditions in our coastal communities. These new structures meet the most up-to-date design standards and can withstand 150-mph winds. Watch how we’re making the electrical system more resilient:

Entergy Louisiana Hurricane Ida Update – 9/26/21

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Entergy’s storm crew of nearly 9,000 resources remains on system working to restore the remaining approximately 500 customers that are able to safely receive power, as well as making power available to customers in the most devastated areas.  Although thousands of customers in the hard-hit Bayou Region are unable to take power at this time, our crews are continuing to rebuild our facilities, and we will be working with FEMA to make power available to temporary housing for those customers.  In Lafourche Parish, in total, approximately 3,700 customers remain out, but the majority are currently unable to safely receive power due to the devastating effects of Hurricane Ida.  Crews continue to restore power in the Port Fourchon, Golden Meadow and Galliano areas so that power is available when our customers are ready.  In Terrebonne Parish, approximately 500 customers remain without power in total.  The majority of those remaining customers are in the southern portion of the parish where a rebuild of our system is required.  In the lower portion of Jefferson Parish, there remains approximately 3,000 customers without power, with the majority of those customers in the Grand Isle area.  Crews are in the area rebuilding transmission and distribution infrastructure to restore power as safely and quickly as possible.  We remain committed to restoration until the last customer has lights. 

Entergy Louisiana Hurricane Ida Update – 9/25/21

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Entergy’s storm crew of nearly 9,000 resources remains on system working to restore the remaining approximately 500 customers that are able to safely receive power, as well as making power available to customers in the most devastated areas.  Although thousands of customers in the hard-hit Bayou Region are unable to take power at this time, our crews are continuing to rebuild our facilities, and we will be working with FEMA to make power available to temporary housing for those customers.  In Lafourche Parish, in total, approximately 3,700 customers remain out, but the majority are currently unable to safely receive power due to the devastating effects of Hurricane Ida.  Crews continue to restore power in the Port Fourchon, Golden Meadow and Galliano areas so that power is available when our customers are ready. In Terrebonne Parish, approximately 500 customers remain without power in total. The majority of those remaining customers are in the southern portion of the parish where a rebuild of our system is required.  In the lower portion of Jefferson Parish, there remains approximately 3,000 customers without power, with the majority of those customers in the Grand Isle area. Crews are in the area rebuilding transmission and distribution infrastructure to restore power as safely and quickly as possible.  We remain committed to restoration until the last customer has lights. 

Entergy Louisiana Hurricane Ida Update – 9/24/21

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Our crews had another remarkable day of restoration as we are down to approximately 5,200 customers of the 902,000 Louisiana customers that lost service as a result of devastating Hurricane Ida. We continue to work with the Fire Marshall and parish officials to determine how many of those customers are unable to safely receive power at this time due to damage to their home or business.  The vast majority of those remaining customers are in our southeast region in lower Lafourche, Terrebonne and Jefferson Parishes.  In our south region, as adequate shipments have arrived, we have worked diligently over the last two days to install the majority of the needed transformers in the Hammond area to restore power to affected customers in need.  We are on pace to restore the remaining outages of approximately 107 affected customers in Tangipahoa Parish on or before 9/27.