power outage

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

Service has been restored to over one hundred thousand customers in the area in a little less than three weeks.

Almost 100,000 Louisiana residents are still without electricity two and a half weeks after Laura's landfall.

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

Do you really know how to safely operate your generator? Improper use of power generators can be a hazard to your safety and of those around you.

The outage occurred shortly before 10 Wednesday night, crews are currently working to restore service to the affected area.

The power was out for several hours for several thousand electric customers in Southwest Louisiana.

Several schools in St. Landry Parish will be closed today due to ongoing power outage issues in the area.

Through its network of mutual aid, SWEPCO has 150 utility workers from Ft. Worth, Abilene, and Austin, Texas to assist with power restoration.

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.