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marco and laura update
by: corporate editorial team

08/24/2020

current forecasts show marco passing south of louisiana on tuesday as a weakening tropical storm. laura is predicted to make landfall in southwest louisiana as a category 2 hurricane late wednesday.

we continue acquiring more resources for our restoration teams, with nearly 4,800 workers currently ready to restore service for our customers in louisiana, mississippi and texas.

we are bringing in special equipment, including high water vehicles and drones that help us more quickly assess damage. we are staging restoration crews in strategic locations to be ready to respond to outages as quickly as possible.

we continuously keep our communities informed throughout a storm using the following channels:

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storm center  entergy system  storm preparation  coronavirus 
corporate editorial team
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