Entergy Louisiana crews continue to make steady progress restoring power following the winter storm, even as difficult conditions persist across north Louisiana.

Entergy Louisiana’s restoration teams continue to make steady progress following the winter storm. As of 8 a.m., crews have now safely restored power to nearly 70,000 customers, representing about 76% of customers impacted at the peak of the storm. However, that number doesn’t tell the full story. As crews restored power, new outages continued to occur due to ongoing damage from ice-laden trees and power lines.

Entergy restoration teams have safely restored power to nearly 57,000 customers, 60% of the customers who lost service at the peak of the storm. Damage assessments are nearly complete, which allows crews to fully focus on repairs. So far, identified damage includes approximately: