More than 8,000 customers without power in St. Tammany Parish - WDSU New Orleans
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Power restored to Cleco customers in St. Tammany parish
Residents report downed trees in the area.
Power is turning back on for Cleco residents in St. Tammany Parish.
This is according to the Cleco power outage website. At 9:30 p.m., under 300 customers were without power.
At its peak, Cleco officials say about 11,000 customers were in the dark.
Cleco officials say two transmission lines were lost Tuesday afternoon -- causing outages in Covington and neighboring areas.
Thunderstorms on the northshore contributed to power outages as well, Cleco officials say.
Original reports:
Cleco customers in St. Tammany Parish are currently experiencing a power outage.
The Cleco website reports over 8,000 customers have had power knocked out amid extreme heat and storms moving through the area.
We have reached out to Cleco for the cause of the outage, but we have not heard back yet.
Residents report downed trees in the Covington and Mandeville areas.
This is a developing story. Stay with WDSU for updates.
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