Entergy announced on Thursday that it will be adding an additional charge to customers' bills for the next five months to make up for costs incurred due to the winter freeze in February.
LUS, Entergy and SLEMCO have all begun rolling blackouts across Acadiana and Louisiana as the winter storm continues to create a strain on power grids across the state.
At the next Public Service Commission meeting on February 24th, the PSC plans to direct a third party to do an independent investigation into why so many homeowners Entergy bills are up significantly.
Tyler Manick headed to Lake Charles, Louisiana to help Entergy restore power after Hurricane Laura less than one day after being told he was cancer-free.
Hurricane Delta is once again expected to knock out power for thousands. Delta comes six weeks after Hurricane Laura knocked out power for over 500,000 Lousiana customers.
Virtually the entire town of Kaplan was without electricity for several hours yesterday. Crews have repaired the problem and the power is now restored.