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More than 2,000 customers without power in Lower Garden District

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Lower Garden District customers without power, according to Entergy

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Updated: 4:33 PM CDT May 31, 2025

GROUPS. AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER CHECK ON OUR FIRST WARNING WEATHER METEOROLOGIST JIM SCIENCE SAYS TODAY IS GOING TO BE A NICE DAY. YOU KNOW, IT’S REALLY NOT A DRAMATIC CHANGE AS FAR AS THE TEMPERATURES AND THE HUMIDITY GOES, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE ENOUGH THAT WHEN YOU STEP OUTSIDE, IT FEELS PRETTY NICE. I THINK ACROSS THE BOARD, WHEN WE GET A LITTLE BREEZE, NORTHERLY WIND RIGHT NOW AT ABOUT 4 TO 8MPH. NOT OVERLY BREEZY TODAY, BUT THE AIR IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT DRIER AND IT SHOULD BE A VERY, VERY COMFORTABLE WEEKEND. TODAY, ESPECIALLY SKIES RIGHT NOW ARE MAINLY CLEAR, ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN RIGHT NOW ON WDSU. FIRST WARNING RADAR, NOT RAIN THAT’S AFFECTING US. IT’S RAIN THAT’S IN THE GULF AND THAT’S WHERE IT’S MAINLY GOING TO STAY TODAY. NOW TOMORROW WE HAVE A CHANCE, MAYBE TO SEE A SHOWER CLOSE TO THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN PARTICULAR, MAYBE GRAND ISLE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN TOMORROW, BUT THAT CHANCE FOR RAIN I THINK, IS ONLY AT ABOUT 20%. HERE ARE YOUR TEMPERATURES NOW. NORTH SHORE ESPECIALLY VERY, VERY COMFORTABLE 65. THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE IN HAMMOND 65 SLIDELL SURE, WE’RE STILL IN THE 70S AS YOU GO TO PLACES LIKE BELLE CHASSE 71, THE TEMPERATURE THERE, 75 AT THE AIRPORT, BEAUTIFUL GRAND ISLE, ALSO 75 BEAUTIFUL. START YOUR DAY RIGHT NOW. THIS WAY IT LOOKS AT LOUIS ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THERE’S THE BIG KEY. THE DEW POINT IS DOWN AT 62. HUMIDITY A LITTLE BIT LOWER THANKS TO THAT NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WIND AT ABOUT SEVEN MILES PER HOUR. NOW THOSE WINDS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO START TO BECOME A BIT MORE SOUTHERLY. I THINK TOMORROW CLOSE TO THE COAST, BECAUSE THIS FRONT THAT’S IN THE GULF, A COLD FRONT RIGHT NOW, WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN? IT WILL DRIFT TO THE NORTH IS A WARM FRONT TOMORROW. AND IT WILL PROBABLY MOVE THROUGH PROBABLY LATE IN THE DAY SUNDAY. SO BY MONDAY THE HUMIDITY IS STARTING TO COME BACK FOR US. DEW POINT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE BACK INTO THE 70S ONCE WE GET TO THE BEGINNING PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. BUT LET’S ENJOY WHAT’S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY TODAY. LET’S GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU THE WAY IT PLAYS OUT TEMPERATURE WISE, RATHER THAN BEING UP CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES SHOULD BE IN THE MID 80S. TODAY, 85 AT ABOUT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. BATON ROUGE 84 BOGALUSA SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY, PICKING UP ON 1 OR 2 SHOWERS TOMORROW. I SAID THAT THAT FRONT KIND OF COMING BACK AS A WARM FRONT AND BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, CLOSE TO THE COAST, GOING TO BE MORE OF A SOUTHERLY WIND. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE IN THE UPPER 80S, I THINK TOMORROW WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR A COUPLE OF SHOWERS TO POP UP, BUT A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN IS GOING TO ENTER OUR FORECAST ONCE WE GET TO MONDAY AND TUESDAY. NOT GOING TO BE OVERWHELMING. CHANCE FOR RAIN, BUT STILL 20% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS FOR US AS WE LOOK TOWARD MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURE MONDAY SHOULD GET INTO THE UPPER 80 CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES. THERE YOU SEE A FEW MORE SHOWERS, BUT LET’S NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN ON MONDAY. LET’S JUST ENJOY WHAT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT WEEKEND TO YOUR FORECAST FOR TODAY. MOSTLY SUNNY, COOLER, LESS HUMID. HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AT ABOUT 4 TO 8MPH TONIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY COMFORTABLE. GOING TO BE IN THE 60S IN MOST LOCATIONS. CLOSER TO THE WATER THOUGH, MAYBE AROUND 70 DEGREES, BUT STILL THE HUMIDITY STAYING VERY VERY MANAGEABLE. START TO SEE A BIT OF A WIND SHIFT TOMORROW. WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 4 TO 8MPH EARLY, BECOMING A BIT MORE SOUTHERLY CLOSE TO THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. COULD HAVE AN ISOLATED SHOWER, BUT STILL, I THINK THE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE IS GOING TO STAY IN THE 60S. SO TOMORROW. ALSO LOOKING VERY NICE, ALTHOUGH IT WILL FEEL MAYBE A TOUCH WARMER MONDAY. WE HAVE THAT 30% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN THE HIGHS GETTING UP BACK CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES FOR US ONCE WE GET TO TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HUMIDITY DEFINITELY ON THE COMEBACK BY TUESDAY, BUT AGAIN

Lower Garden District customers without power, according to Entergy

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Updated: 4:33 PM CDT May 31, 2025

Thousands are without power in New Orleans Saturday evening, according to Entergy. The outage map shows more than 2,000 people without power in the Lower Garden District. This comes a week after more than 100,000 people across the Northshore and Southshore lost power due to a sudden shutdown ordered by MISO. At this time, no information has been provided on what caused the outage or when the power will be back on.

NEW ORLEANS —

Thousands are without power in New Orleans Saturday evening, according to Entergy.

The outage map shows more than 2,000 people without power in the Lower Garden District.

This comes a week after more than 100,000 people across the Northshore and Southshore lost power due to a sudden shutdown ordered by MISO.

At this time, no information has been provided on what caused the outage or when the power will be back on.