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Entergy pole cut with chainsaw knocks 8k without power - FOX 8 Local First

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Entergy pole cut with chainsaw knocks 8k without power

Published: Mar. 4, 2024 at 9:36 AM CST|Updated: 19 hours ago

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nearly 8,000 people in New Orleans woke up Monday morning to power outages.

According to Entergy, a utility pole was cut down with a chainsaw.

The outage affected customers in the 7th Ward, Desire, Bywater, and Marigny areas beginning around 6 a.m.

Power was mostly restored by 9:30 a.m.

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