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This stretch of record-breaking heat in south Louisiana has put a strain on air conditioners across the area. And it also has caused some damage to part of one power company's infrastructure.

SLEMCO crew members loaded up, headed out, and they hit the grown running when they got to Clarksville, Georgia.

The company's CEO says their employees really earned this national recognition.

Concerns over health and safety for members have scuttled this year's event which was planned for June 12th.

We will bring you more details as they become available.

Winter Storm 2021 has wreaked havoc across Louisiana, with the northern parts of the state taking on a lot of ice and snow. With things in South Louisiana settling down, utilities companies are moving their efforts North to help assist our fellow Louisianans in their recovery efforts.

South Louisiana is being asked to roll back its electricity usage once again.

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.

Most of the outages are in Iberia Parish.

Louisiana Senator John Kennedy's bill would grant utility line crews and technicians first responder status.

Two kids took it upon themselves to thank SLEMCO workers while they work nonstop to restore power in South Louisiana.

Gusty winds today could create more trouble for limbs and trees weakened by Hurricane Laura last month.

Hundreds of thousands of customers were brought back online over the weekend, still, many more remain without power this morning.

Slemco recently announced via Facebook that they are crediting some user's accounts for the month of August.

Slemco provides power to more than 100,000 entities in our area.

The reason for what appears to be a higher than average bill has more to do with math than it does electricity.

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

LISTEN as SLEMCO Communications Manager Mary Laurent discusses their preparations for the storm and what kind of impact a Category 1 storm can have as far as wind/rain damage to power.

Doors open at 6:00 am at the Cajundome for the fun.

Crews are already out in the storm working to restore power to those that were affected.