power outage

Virtually the entire town of Kaplan was without electricity for several hours yesterday. Crews have repaired the problem and the power is now restored.

Cecilia Primary, Cecilia Junior High, and Arnaudville Middle Schools dismissed early today because of that power outage.

Freezing temperatures have postponed tomorrow's planned power outage for some Jeff Davis Parish residents.

The planned outage is so crews can make repairs to a substation on the electric grid.

A phone call to KPEL News says a city worker was hurt and has been taken to the hospital. Four schools are now closed in Abbeville.

The outage is planned for 10 PM tonight so that repairs can be made to a substation.

Be safe. Be careful. Be prepared.

Thousands of Louisiana residents are already without power this morning because of Tropical Storm Barry.

The planned outage is part of a systems and equipment upgrade for the area.

I'm not certain we'll deal with this issue, but the way things are right now it's a possibility. Better safe than sorry right?

Acadiana utility company fully prepared for tropical weather.

Entergy crews have been working much of the night to restore power in parts of Acadiana.

An LUS employee is injured Wednesday morning while responding to a power outage.

Three schools in Jefferson Davis Parish are closed today because of a power outage resulting from last night's severe weather.

Public schools in Kaplan are closed today because of a power outage.

One report says nearly 3-thousand L-U-S customers were without power late last night. The problem appears to be centered around an issue at a substation.

A snake slithered into a transformer and caused a power failure for nearly 2-thousand L-U-S customers Tuesday Night.

Late night crash leaves portions of Lafayette without power. The area near the intersection of Dulles and Ambassador has been without power for several hours.

Entergy reported and repaired power outages in Scott in the overnight hours.

Entergy fesses up