hurricane barry, downgraded to a tropical storm, continues moving slowly northward over west-central louisiana and is causing some outages in mississippi. we are restoring service to our customers where it is safe to do so and assessing damage. strong winds and heavy rains continue to be a threat to our service area.
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barry is now a hurricane, with its center nearing the louisiana coastline. we continue to prepare for the possibility that this weather system may impact our region with severe thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rains.
as of 3 p.m. today, our louisiana workforce totals over 2,800, including over 2,000 line and vegetation workers onsite and en route.
according to the national hurricane center, tropical storm barry is expected to further develop over the northern gulf of mexico. although the latest projections indicate a central louisiana landfall, we continue to prepare for the possibility that this weather system may impact entergy mississippi service areas with severe thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rains.
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power has been restored for more than 10,100 customers
entergy mississippi has restored service to more than 10,100 customers who lost power during last week’s storms.