Cleco provides estimated restoration times
Roughly 5,000 customers without power
Yesterday was the first day of Hurricane Francine power restoration efforts, and Cleco restored power to all but 5,000 customers.
"We are proud of our crews, and are still hard at work to restore power to our remaining customers,” said Clint Robichaux, director of distribution operations and reliability.
| Parish | # of customers without power as of 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 13 |
|---|---|
| Washington | 42 |
| St. Mary | 4,684 |
| St. Tammany | 464 |
Cleco has assessed damage across 95 percent of the affected areas and found 67 broken poles and 390 spans of downed wire.
“Now that most of the impacted areas have been assessed for damage, we are able to offer additional estimated times for power restoration,” said Robichaux. “We expect full power restoration in St. Tammany and Washington parishes by Saturday, and customers in St. Mary Parish will be restored by Sunday.”
In addition to Cleco resources, the company has over 1,700 contractors working to clear debris, make system and equipment repairs, and restore power.
For power outage and storm restoration updates, visit www.cleco.com/StormCenter or follow Cleco on Facebook @ClecoPower.