Crews should complete damage assessment by Thursday

PINEVILLE, La. – Aug. 31, 2021 (4:30 p.m.) – As Hurricane Ida restoration efforts wrap up in Iberia and St. Mary parishes, additional resources are being redirected to St. Tammany and Washington parishes.

“By tonight, 90 percent of our Ida response teams, including Cleco workers, contractors and mutual assistance teams, will be in St. Tammany and Washington parishes,” said Clint Robichaux, manager of distribution operations support. “Initially, we estimated that our damage assessment efforts would be complete in the next three to four days, but with extra resources, we believe we’ll have the majority of our damage reports complete by Thursday allowing us to offer customers information on the extent of system repairs and provide a restoration timeframe.”

Restoration

Below are estimated times for restoration (ETR).  Additional ETRs will be shared, as they become available.  Please note that unexpected damage or inclement weather could impact restoration efforts and timelines. \

St. Mary Parish

• All customers who can accept power will have power restored today, Tuesday, Aug. 31

St. Tammany Parish

• Today, Tuesday, Aug. 31, crews continue working to restore power to Lakeview Hospital and St. Tammany Hospital. ETR expected tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 1.
• 200-300 customers on Dove Park Road and Hwy. 59 in Mandeville had power restored today, Tuesday, Aug. 31
• St. Tammany Justice Center will have power restored tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 31
• Covington City Hall will have power restored tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 31
• Covington PD will have power restored tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 31
• Some downtown Covington businesses will have power restored tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 31
• Power has been fully restored to Slidell Memorial Hospital
• Crews working to restore power today at the Slidell city sewer pumping station off of Terrace Ave.

Power Outages as of 4:30 p.m.