Thousands still without power in SWLA - KPLC
Thousands still without power in SWLA
Published: May. 18, 2024 at 1:23 PM CDT|Updated: 11 hours ago
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Many Southwest Louisiana residents are still without power Saturday after the area was ravaged by storms this week.
The following companies listed outages as of noon on Saturday:
Beauregard Electric Co-op
Allen - 3,200
Beauregard - 1,600
Calcasieu - 497
Jeff Davis - 24
Vernon - 1,500
Allen - 9
Beauregard - 2
Calcasieu - 4
Calcasieu - 14
Nearly 7,000 customers in total are still being affected by the outages in Southwest Louisiana as of Saturday.
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