The March 24 tornadoes that flattened parts of the Mississippi Delta changed the community forever. Responding to the storm’s aftermath also presented Entergy Mississippi crews with unique challenges and opportunities in the small city of Rolling Fork. The EF-4 tornado destroyed nearly300 homesthat Friday night, and more than 700 service and secondary poles. Like many mobile homes in the city, poles were swept away leaving behind little to no evidence of their existence and requiring a total rebuild.

Many Mississippians were still burning kerosene lamps in 1923 when Entergy founder Harvey Couch inked deals to buy electric utilities in Jackson, Columbus, Greenville and Vicksburg, forming The Mississippi Power and Light Company.

Entergy Louisiana is building a new substation along Carlyss Drive in Carlyss, constructing four distribution power lines and upgrading other nearby line segments to support residential growth in the area.