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Power Restored to 74 Percent of Cleco Customers

The following has been released to Q93 from Cleco:
 

PINEVILLE, La. – Sept. 2, 2020 – As of noon today, Cleco has restored power to roughly 103,578, or 74 percent, of the 140,000 customers affected by Hurricane Laura.

“Each day, we get closer to that magic number of 100 percent restored, which is what we’re working toward every day,” said James Lass, director of distribution operations and emergency management.  “Because of the widespread damage we’re finding from one neighborhood to the next, this is not a typical storm restoration.  In many areas, crews are having to rebuild many sections of our transmission and distribution electrical systems.”

Cleco reminds customers who have started clearing debris from their homes and yards not to pile debris underneath power lines or on top of electrical equipment, as it will likely slow the power restoration process.  Customers also should always assume downed power lines are live and stay away. Report downed power lines immediately by calling 1-800-622-6537 and 911.

Below are customer outages by parish as of noon.

 

Parishes

Number of Customers Without Power

% of Customers Without Power

Acadia

0

0%

Allen

1,062

17%

Avoyelles

183

1%

Beauregard

4,839

92%

Calcasieu

2,461

97%

Catahoula

18

39%

Desoto

26

1%

Evangeline

229

1%

Grant

5,230

65%

Iberia

0

0%

Jefferson Davis

25

63%

Lasalle

15

100%

Natchitoches

166

24%

Rapides

14,922

35%

Red River

0

0%

Sabine

3,217

49%

St. Landry

28

0%

St. Martin

0

0%

St. Mary

0

0%

Vernon

4,001

68%

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.  

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