More than 2,000 Entergy customers in Bocage neighborhood out of power

BATON ROUGE — More than 2,000 Entergy customers in the Bocage neighborhood are out of power Monday night after a vehicle hit an electrical pole.

The crash was reported near the corner of Jefferson Highway and McCarroll Drive at 8:05 p.m., the same time that the power went out.

Entergy crews are in the area and working to get everyone back online by 11:30 p.m.

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