Cleco 10 a.m. update: power restored to about 13,000 - KATC Lafayette News
Here's Cleco's 10 a.m. Saturday update: Cleco is assessing damage to its electrical system caused by Hurricane Delta. Initial reports indicate that at the height of the storm, 132,198 customers lost power as Delta moved across the state. As of 10 a.m., power has been restored to 12,624 customers. Based on the number of customers without power, Cleco’s hardest hit parishes were Rapides, Iberia, Evangeline, St. Landry and Avoyelles. “We’re surveying the damage, and based on our initial outage reports, Delta caused outages across our entire service area,” said James Lass, director of distribution operations and emergency management. “We have three districts – northern, southern and eastern. Customers in all three districts are without power.” In addition to Cleco personnel, the company has approximately 2,100 contractors working to clear debris, repair system damage and restore power. Cleco also has specialized equipment to access rural areas, including track hoes, bulldoze...