Residents and businesses in Rayne, Louisiana will need to prepare and make the necessary precautions needed as officials say the entire city will be without electricity this coming Sunday.
A powerful snowstorm has left thousands in Louisiana without power as single-digit temperatures grip the state. Here’s the latest on outages and how to stay safe.
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.
Several Louisiana communities were adversely affected by yesterday strong storms. The inclement weather shut down power, closed some schools, and is believed to have caused a residential fire as well.
Water and electrical service will be interrupted across portions of South Louisiana beginning today. Here's where and when the interruptions are planned.
According to KATC TV 3, a Lafayette Utilities System spokesperson says that at around 7:30 am a squirrel shorted out a distribution bus when it got between an insulator and ground. The outage area was approximately from E. Broussard Road to Ambassador Caffery Parkway and from Verot School Road to the Vermilion River.