Entergy: Westbank power restoration expected by tonight

Westbank homes without power from storms should be restored tonight, Entergy says

Entergy leaders say power should be restored by midnight

Updated: 3:16 PM CDT May 8, 2025

MORE RAIN WE GET IN A FEW. RIGHT NOW, ENTERGY CREWS ARE FANNED OUT WORKING TONIGHT AS MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE STILL REMAIN IN THE DARK. THIS INCLUDES IN HARD HIT JEFFERSON PARISH AT THE PEAK OF OUTAGES, MORE THAN 5000 CUSTOMERS WERE IN THE DARK. RIGHT NOW. POWER IS SLOWLY COMING BACK ON WITH MORE THAN A THOUSAND OUTAGES. AND WHILE POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED TO SOME AREAS TONIGHT, MANY ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. WDSU REPORTER JASMINE FRANKLIN LIVE IN MARRERO. JASMINE, YOU SPOKE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THESE POWER OUTAGES. TONIGHT. SEVERAL NEIGHBORS TELL ME THEY HAVE BEEN WITHOUT POWER FOR SEVERAL HOURS AS EARLY AS THIS MORNING. MANY IN MARRERO TELL ME THEY ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER IN THE DARK TONIGHT, WITH POWER LINES JUST LIKE THIS ONE DOWN RIGHT NEXT TO THEIR HOMES. THE FIRST THING I WAS THINKING ABOUT. SOMEONE CAN GET SHOT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE WETNESS OF THE GROUND, DOWNED POWER LINES LAY ACROSS THE BACKYARD OF THIS HOME ON AMES BOULEVARD. IT’S A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE BY THE GROUND BEING WET, CURRY BATISTE SAYS HIS POWER WENT OUT WEDNESDAY MORNING AS STRONG WIND GUSTS SWEPT THROUGH, LEAVING THOUSANDS ACROSS THE WEST BANK IN THE DARK FOR HOURS. IT’S FRUSTRATING. I MEAN, WE DON’T HAVE NO POWER IN THE HOUSE, SO WE HAVE TO LIGHT CANDLES, YOU KNOW, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN THE REFRIGERATOR IS OUT RIGHT NOW. SEVERE STORMS IN MARRERO COME JUST DAYS AFTER THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMED AN EF ZERO TORNADO LEFT MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED. IT’S A LOT. YOU START OFF DEALING WITH SOMETHING EXTREME, AND THEN YOU HAVE NEW THINGS PILED ON TOP OF THAT. MALIK SHARIF SAYS HE USED TARPS TO COVER HIS ROOF AFTER FRIDAY’S TORNADO LEFT HIS HOME DAMAGED WHILE EXPERIENCING THE POWER OUTAGE ON WEDNESDAY, HE MADE A NEW DISCOVERY WATER COMING INTO HIS HOME THROUGH A LEAK. I HAVE TO GO AROUND ONE MORE TIME TO DEAL WITH THIS AND TO TRY AND STAY POSITIVE AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD. IT’S VERY DIFFICULT. ENTERGY CREWS CONTINUE TO WORK ACROSS THE WEST BANK, RESTORING POWER TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES. NOT ONLY DID IT KNOCK DOWN A POWER LINE, WE HAVE THE POWER POLE THAT’S IN THE BACKYARD. NOW. THE TOP OF IT ACTUALLY CAME OFF. NEIGHBORS ARE REMAINING HOPEFUL THEIR POWER WILL BE RESTORED SOON. IT’S STILL A VERY BIG INCONVENIENCE. I WAS WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, BUT THERE WASN’T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE BECAUSE NO WI-FI, NO ELECTRICITY. AND ENTERGY CREWS TELL ME LEADERS ARE MAKING EFFORTS TO RESTORE POWER ACROSS THE AREA. THEY SAY POWER SHOULD BE RESTORED TO MOST NEIGHBORS BY MIDNIGHT. REPORTING LIVE IN MARRERO,

Westbank homes without power from storms should be restored tonight, Entergy says

Entergy leaders say power should be restored by midnight

Updated: 3:16 PM CDT May 8, 2025

Thousands of customers experienced power outages Wednesday after severe storms swept through the Westbank.As of Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m., more than 700 Entergy customers remained without power as crews continue to survey damage to utility poles. Entergy expects power to be restored to all customers by 6 p.m. “The first thing I was thinking of is someone could get shocked because of the wetness of the ground,” said Curry BatisteDowned power lines lay across the backyard of one home on Ames Boulevard.”It’s a safety hazard by the ground being wet,” Batiste said.Batiste said his power went out Wednesday morning as strong wind gusts swept through, leaving thousands across the Westbank in the dark for hours.”It’s frustrating, I mean, we have no power in the house, so we have to light candles, and then our refrigerator is out right now,” Batiste said.Severe storms in Marrero come just days after the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-0 tornado left multiple homes damaged.”It’s a lot, you start off dealing with something extreme, and then today you have new things piled on top of that,” said Malik Sharief.Sharief said he used tarps to cover his roof after Friday’s tornado left his home damaged.While experiencing the power outage on Wednesday, he made a new discovery: water was coming into his home through a leak.”To have to go around one more time and deal with this and stay positive and move forward is very difficult,” Sharief said.Entergy crews continue to work across the Westbank, restoring power to homes and businesses.

Thousands of customers experienced power outages Wednesday after severe storms swept through the Westbank.

As of Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m., more than 700 Entergy customers remained without power as crews continue to survey damage to utility poles.

Entergy expects power to be restored to all customers by 6 p.m.

“The first thing I was thinking of is someone could get shocked because of the wetness of the ground,” said Curry Batiste

Downed power lines lay across the backyard of one home on Ames Boulevard.

“It’s a safety hazard by the ground being wet,” Batiste said.

Batiste said his power went out Wednesday morning as strong wind gusts swept through, leaving thousands across the Westbank in the dark for hours.

“It’s frustrating, I mean, we have no power in the house, so we have to light candles, and then our refrigerator is out right now,” Batiste said.

Severe storms in Marrero come just days after the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-0 tornado left multiple homes damaged.

“It’s a lot, you start off dealing with something extreme, and then today you have new things piled on top of that,” said Malik Sharief.

Sharief said he used tarps to cover his roof after Friday’s tornado left his home damaged.

While experiencing the power outage on Wednesday, he made a new discovery: water was coming into his home through a leak.

“To have to go around one more time and deal with this and stay positive and move forward is very difficult,” Sharief said.

Entergy crews continue to work across the Westbank, restoring power to homes and businesses.