As of 8 a.m. Sunday, power had been restored to approximately 66,000 of the 92,000 customers affected by the storm that caused significant damage to Entergy infrastructure, largely in southeast Louisiana. The New Orleans metro area and Hammond areas were hit the hardest by the storm that downed trees and damaged more than 150 poles.
Crews have made progress, reducing a Saturday morning peak of 92,000 customer outages to 31,000 — a more than 60% decrease — by 7 p.m.
Olga moved quickly through Louisiana, bringing thunderstorms and high winds that knocked out power to more than 92,000 customers at its peak Saturday morning. As of 10:30 a.m. Saturday, approximately 77,000 customer outages remained.
Entergy is working to make power affordable and reliable for customers, and cleaner for the environment.
If there were a NASCAR event based on running the cleanest vehicles, Entergy would be on the leader board, helping the Greater New Orleans community capture a green checkered flag.
Entergy’s vision, “We Power Life,” means much more than just keeping the lights on and the power safely flowing.
David Ellis, president and CEO of Entergy New Orleans, discusses Entergy’s partnership with the United Negro College Fund.
Entergy’s vision, “We Power Life,” means much more than just keeping the lights on and power safely flowing.
Entergy customers continue to receive threats from scammers, and we want you to be able to recognize and report any deceitful behavior so you don’t become a victim.
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