Power restored to 88 percent of customers impacted by Hurricane Laura 8 a.m. update
PINEVILLE, La. – Sept. 5 2020 – As of 8 a.m. today, Cleco had restored power to 88 percent, of the 140,000 customers affected by Hurricane Laura.
“We are continuing our restoration efforts today and through the weekend,” said James Lass, director of distribution operations and emergency management. “We will work until we have restored power to all of our customers.”
Below are customer outages by parish as of 8 a.m.
|
Parishes |
Number of Customers Without Power |
% of Customers Without Power |
|
Acadia |
0 |
0% |
|
Allen |
491 |
8% |
|
Avoyelles |
33 |
0% |
|
Beauregard |
2,754 |
52% |
|
Calcasieu |
2,461 |
97% |
|
Catahoula |
18 |
39% |
|
Desoto |
0 |
0% |
|
Evangeline |
12 |
0% |
|
Grant |
3,501 |
44% |
|
Iberia |
0 |
0% |
|
Jefferson Davis |
15 |
38% |
|
Lasalle |
9 |
60% |
|
Natchitoches |
122 |
18% |
|
Rapides |
5,963 |
14% |
|
Red River |
0 |
0% |
|
Sabine |
108 |
2% |
|
St. Landry |
0 |
0% |
|
St. Martin |
0 |
0% |
|
St. Mary |
0 |
0% |
|
Vernon |
1,940 |
33% |
Percentages are based on total customers affected by Hurricane Laura; not Cleco’s total customer base.
For additional information on Cleco’s storm restoration efforts, follow the company on Facebook @ClecoPower or visit Cleco’s Storm Center page at cleco.com/storm-center.