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TexasTowelie

(117,050 posts) Sun Sep 5, 2021, 11:09 PM Sep 2021

Portions of Louisiana may remain without power through Sept. 29

Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Some areas of Louisiana could be without power for as many as three weeks following "unprecedented" damage to power facilities, local utility Entergy said.

In a post on its website, Entergy estimated that Lafourche Parish, Lower Jefferson Parish, St. Charles Parish, Terrebonne Parish and Plaquemines Parish with the exception of Belle Chasse may not have power restored until Sept. 29.

During a Sunday morning press conference, Entergy President Phillip May said power has been restored to more than one-third of Entergy Louisiana customers.

Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a powerful Category Storm last Sunday, resulting in at least 12 deaths in the state and damaging crucial portions of its electrical infrastructure.

Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/09/05/portions-Louisiana-without-power-September-29/3641630853949/

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Portions of Louisiana may remain without power through Sept. 29 (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2021 OP

Yes. Texaswitchy Sep 2021 #1

The infrastructure needs to be hardened Sherman A1 Sep 2021 #2

Might be longer. no_hypocrisy Sep 2021 #3

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)

1. Yes.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Sep 5, 2021, 11:43 PM

Sep 2021

After Ike it took two weeks to a month to get power back.

Depending where you l lived .

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

2. The infrastructure needs to be hardened

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Sep 6, 2021, 04:14 AM

Sep 2021

And this needs to be done quickly as more storms of this magnitude or worse are coming. There will be many a question to be answered following the recovery from this event.

no_hypocrisy

(48,945 posts)

3. Might be longer.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Sep 6, 2021, 05:11 AM

Sep 2021

Hurricane Season isn't over for another month.

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