Because of a bushing failure at a substation, Entergy says thousands of customers have been without power in St. Landry Parish.

According to our news partners at KATC, the outage is located around the Grand Coteau and Sunset areas and extends into some surrounding communities. The outages began at 5:40 AM.

While customers in Sunset are expected to see power return within the next hour, the Downtown Grand Coteau area may be out for the next couple of hours, with the estimated restoration time set for 11 AM.

 

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