The following has been released to Q93 from Cleco:

 

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.