Jefferson Parish officials have told its residents that it will take 21 days for 90-percent of Entergy customers in that parish to receive power. A major transmission tower that feeds electricity to Orleans and Jefferson Parishes was knocked into the river last night. Jefferson Parish councilman Scott Walker has been in contact with Entergy…
Coastal parishes of southeast Louisiana are reporting catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ida. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office Captain Brennan Matherne says Ida was worst for Lafourche, than hurricanes Betsy, Gustav, and Katrina…
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In an effort to restore southeast Louisiana as quickly and efficiently as possible Lt Governor Billy Nungesser suggest they will assemble man camps to keep crews as close to clean up as possible, he says this is a lesson learned from the devastation in Lake Charles after workers had to commute long distances.
Nungesser made the comments this morning on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster.
Governor Edwards says there will be 30-thousand linemen in the state to restore the power. He says hospitals, dialysis centers, and buildings that are considered critical will be prioritized first. Edwards says one of his biggest concerns is how many lives will they lose as a result of Ida…