Over half a million households and businesses remained without power in Louisiana on Sept. 6, eight days after Hurricane Ida struck the state. Nearly 526,000 power outages in the state were reported, according to PowerOutage.us. That was down from approximately 597,391 outages a day earlier. While crews with Entergy, Cleco, and other utility providers have been working around the clock to restore electricity, they have made little progress in some areas due to challenges such as flooding, snapped power poles, and downed transmission towers. Over half of Entergy’s customers in Louisiana remained without power late on Sept. 5, the company said. Some places are projected not to get power back until Sept. 8. That includes large parts of New Orleans, where few residents have seen their electricity come back on after the storm struck on Aug. 29. The storm downed eight high-voltage lines for New Orleans and elsewhere, and toppled …
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