Almost 6,000 customers are without power in New Orleans - WWLTV.com
Almost 6,000 customers are without power in New Orleans | wwltv.com
NEW ORLEANS — Almost 6,000 residents are without power across New Orleans on Wednesday evening.
Entergy alerted customers in the East of the outage around 6 p.m. Over 1,000 customers are affected in areas along Chef Menteur Blvd and Old Spanish Trail.
Near Washington Ave and Audubon Street nearly 2,400 customers are without electricity.
Entergy reported power outages around 8:55 p.m.
Entergy said the power outage was caused due to high winds. Crews are working on a power pole at the intersection of Simon Bolivar and Jackson.
The company expects power to be restored on Thursday morning around 1 a.m.
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