After the first full day of restoration work, more than 50% of customers have been safely restored
The effects of Hurricane Francine continue to disrupt customers’ lives primarily in Louisiana and New Orleans. Damage assessment continues for our customers who lost power due to Hurricane Francine.
Entergy’s Waterford 3 Nuclear Generating Station and River Bend Station in Louisiana and Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Mississippi operated at full power during Hurricane Francine, which once again shows the resiliency and strength of nuclear power.
Entergy’s Louisiana storm team consisting of lineworkers, tree trimmers, and scouts, among other support personnel, are working to simultaneously assess the electric system and restore over 300,000 customers who lost power following Hurricane Francine.
Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans leadership provide a restoration update following Hurricane Francine’s landfall in Southeast Louisiana.
Hurricane Francine, currently a tropical depression, continues moving northeastward from Louisiana through Mississippi. Outages are expected to continue increasing today as the storm moves through Entergy’s service territory.
Hurricane Francine has made landfall in Terrebonne Parish as a Category 2 hurricane this evening. Outages are expected to continue increasing today as the storm moves through Entergy’s service territory. After landfall, the center is expected to move northward into Mississippi Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
Hurricane Francine’s landfall is hours away. The storm is expected to make landfall later today near Vermilion Bay as a Category 2 hurricane. After landfall, the center is expected to move northward into Mississippi Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.