Entergy Warns Of Precarious Power Island Situation In SE Louisiana

Entergy’s transmission system has sustained extremely severe damage from Hurricane Gustav, damage that could make power restoration a difficult and slow process, especially in southeastern Louisiana.

Thirteen of the 14 transmission lines serving the New Orleans metropolitan area are out of service due to the storm.


This creates a situation where the New Orleans metropolitan area and a corridor along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge have become essentially an island, no longer electrically connected to the rest of the Entergy system and the electricity grid for the eastern United States.

…It is not yet possible to estimate when electricity will be restored to specific locations. In some areas where the damage is the most extensive or where access is the most difficult, restoration could take several weeks.

Energy Daily