More than 24,000 residences and businesses in southeast Louisiana were without power as Hurricane Ida began lashing the coast Sunday morning, Entergy said.
The outages started in Plaquemines Parish, from the mouth of Mississippi River up through Plaquemines Port, and spread through Orleans and Jefferson parishes through the morning.
In New Orleans, about 6,500 customers were without power as of 9:00 a.m., with most of the outages concentrated in the Algiers area, from Berhman Memorial Park down to Aurora Gardens.
Jefferson Parish also had about 6,000 customers without power.
In the Slidell area, Cleco reported that about 5,500 customers were without power.
People should stay away from downed power lines and electric equipment and report it immediately by calling 1-800-9OUTAGE (800-968-8243).
“Do not walk in standing water and do not venture into areas of debris, since energized and dangerous power lines may not be visible,” Entergy said.
See the latest outages from Entergy in Louisiana.
See our full coverage of Hurricane Ida.
Staff writer Carlie Kollath Wells contributed to this story.
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