Our Mississippi Delta crews had a high-flying time at work this week, as they swung deftly on a rope some 75 feet off the ground, while dangling from a helicopter onto an Entergy ‘H’ tower that’s part of the Indianola 230 to Attala 230kV line.
“You know how we always say that at Entergy, we hope for the best, but plan for the worst?” asked Robbin Jeter, who served as a central region manager in Jackson when Hurricane Katrina struck. “Well, in the case of Hurricane Katrina, wegotthe worst. I don’t think any of us ever really thought we’d have hurricane-force winds in Jackson.”
It’s been 10 years since Hurricane Katrina changed the lives of thousands, leaving each with his or her own unique story. For Chiquentia Jenkins, lead customer contact representative, she’s finally found that silver lining on the dark cloud that hung over Katrina’s victims for so very long. Here’s her story.