Entergy Louisiana expects it will be about two to three weeks before power is available to customers in the Lake Charles area. CEO Phillip May says the infrastructure damage was substantial.
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May expects crews will energize the first of its transmission lines into Lake Charles in two weeks. The Public Service Commission reports 212-thousand customers in Louisiana are without power.

A lot of the attention on hurricane recovery in southwest Louisiana has been on Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes, but Beauregard Parish also took a significant hit from the Category Four storm. Sheriff Mark Herford says 85-percent of the parish is without power, but you will not go hungry…
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LSU interim president Thomas Galligan says the university has reported 366 COVID-19 cases since August 15th. In addition to a symptom tracker feature, Galligan says the LSU website has a COVID dashboard that will be updated Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 4 PM.
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Galligan says four student organizations are under investigation after videos surfaced showing them holding large parties.

Louisiana is seeking poll workers for the fall election. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says there are some volunteer positions, but Ardoin says you can also make a little money by working on election day…
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Citizens who are interested should go to electionworker.sos.la.gov.