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Crews working to restore power in Plaquemine following breakdown of Entergy substation equipment

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PLAQUEMINE, La. (WAFB) — Crews are working to restore power in the City of Plaquemine following the breakdown of Entergy substation equipment.

According to city officials, the power outage began around 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, and was still impacting people the morning after the outage began.

As of 7 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, city officials said they expected the outage to last another four hours.

A post made to social media by Plaquemine officials said that the outage and repairs were out of the hands of the city. The post added that while Plaquemine “has its own electrical power supplier, the power is supplied through Entergy electrical lines to the city.”

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