Crews have restored power to more than 95% of the approximately 53,000 customers affected by a storm system that swept across Louisiana Wednesday.
Entergy is partnering with United Way of Southeast Louisiana and HandsOn New Orleans to create the United Way HandsOn Entergy Volunteer Center.
Crews made significant progress restoring power to Louisiana customers affected by an initial wave of storms Tuesday night when a second band pushed across the state in the early morning hours Wednesday, knocking out power to thousands.
Partnership will provide food and funds to those on the frontlines of COVID-19
Crews have restored power to nearly all customers who can safely take service after storms and tornadoes crossed Louisiana and heavily impacted the northern region of the state on Easter Sunday.
Crews have restored power to customers located outside of Ouachita Parish who could safely receive electric service following the Easter Sunday storms. The storm team is focused on hard-hit south Monroe, where crews expect to restore service to the remaining 3,000 customers by Thursday night.
Partnerships will help provide food and funds to those on the frontlines of COVID-19
Crews expect to restore power tonight to the vast majority of Louisiana customers outside of Ouachita Parish, with some customers in remote areas of Webster and Bienville parishes receiving power tomorrow.
Crews are performing damage assessments and restoring power where it is safe to do so, including in hard hit north Louisiana, after waves of violent thunderstorms crossed the state on Easter Sunday.
