Power outages

There are some outages withing Acadiana due to high winds today.

With this map, you can keep track of outages throughout Acadiana and the State.

Looks dangerous doesn't it? He's willing to take the risk.

As of this writing (Tue, 2/16 at 5:00 am), they are only about 2,000 residents in all of Acadiana that are without power.

As Hurricane Laura continues her northward movement, she leaves behind thousands of Louisiana residents without power this morning.

A strong supercell storm pushed through the Ark-La-Tex this evening, producing Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings across the area.

As we wake up to better conditions this Monday morning, there are still many Louisiana residents starting their day without power.

Power outages are already being reported in South Louisiana as Tropical Storm Barry approaches landfall.

One outage was planned, the other was not. Regardless, the lights and air conditioners are back on in Vermilion Parish.

Thousands are without power in Acadiana following a line of storms early this morning.

Field crews are ready to be mobilized throughout Acadiana to restore power, if needed.

One minute the bird is there and the next minute he has disappeared. Did he make it out alive or did he vaporize?

Having a plan ready before you need it is the best way to go.

Entergy crews have been working much of the night to restore power in parts of Acadiana.

Electric companies that serve Acadiana residents are reporting outages in the following areas as of 2:10 p.m. Saturday.

Slemco linemen are working on fixing the issues this morning.

Across Acadiana, around 16,000 customers are without power. H

Mother Nature provided Carencro and Lafayette with a number of weather-related problems in 2012. Apparently, it's the squirrels' turn in 2013. KATC reports that almost 3, 000 Entergy customers in Carencro and Lafayette lost power this morning when a squirrel blew a fuse after becoming entangled in equipment at a power plant...