Entergy crews and contractors are working quickly and safely to restore power to customers in Louisiana after a strong band of storms brought high winds to the area Friday night into Saturday morning, causing approximately 37,000 outages statewide.
Entergy Louisiana crews are working quickly and safely to restore power following a strong band of storms that brought high winds to the area, causing approximately 37,000 outages statewide.
Entergy Louisiana’s storm restoration crews had another productive day bringing power back to customers who were impacted after this week’s winter weather brought freezing rain and ice Wednesday and into Thursday, causing widespread damage to the company’s electric system in central and north Louisiana.
Warmer temperatures Saturday helped improve travel conditions for crews who are continuing to make significant progress restoring power where it is safe to do so after the second ice storm to cross Louisiana in less than a week heavily impacted the central and northern regions of the state.
Entergy Louisiana’s crews and contractors made significant progress Friday restoring power to customers affected by winter storms that brought damaging freezing rain and ice to the southern, central and northern regions of the state.
Entergy’s Louisiana storm team, now 3,600 strong, is continuing to assess damages to the electric system and restore power where it is safe to do so. Multiple winter storms brought damaging freezing rain and ice to the state.
Crews continued to make progress restoring power to customers in south Louisiana Wednesday as central and north Louisiana began seeing the impacts of a second winter storm in less than a week.
Entergy’s Louisiana storm restoration workers, now numbering 3,100, continue to make progress in restoring power to customers who lost it following Monday’s winter weather that brought snow, ice and freezing rain to our service territory.
Winter weather is causing power outages for customers across our service territory. Entergy Louisiana’s restoration team is continuing to restore power where it is safe to do so.
Winter weather is causing power outages for customers across our service territory. Entergy Louisiana’s restoration team is continuing to restore power where it is safe to do so.
Winter weather continues to significantly impact portions of Entergy’s service area in Louisiana, with approximately 60,000 customers without power as of noon. The Greater Baton Rouge and Tangipahoa Parish areas have been hardest hit.
Entergy Louisiana crews are on standby across the state as the utility prepares for snow, ice and freezing temperatures statewide beginning tonight and into the week.
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Emily Crowley, an apprentice line worker for Entergy Louisiana, discussed her career journey and job opportunities in the utility industry during the Center for Energy Workforce Development’s 2020 Careers in Energy Day. More than 1,000 job seekers registered for the virtual event last month.
Entergy Louisiana, LLC has restored power to all customers who can safely receive it after Hurricane Zeta significantly damaged the electric system in south Louisiana, including in hard-to-access coastal areas.