8/29/2021- 10:31 p.m.
Entergy issued a statement shortly after 7 p.m. saying only, “Hurricane Ida’s intensity has caused catastrophic damage in its path, including a load imbalance to the company’s transmission and generation.
Entergy New Orleans reported “catastrophic damage” to the utility, leaving all of New Orleans without power.
“As a result of Hurricane Ida’s catastrophic intensity, all eight transmission lines that deliver power into the New Orleans area are currently out of service.
When this occurred, it caused a load imbalance in the area and resulted in generation in the area coming offline.
We are currently working to assess damage and identify a path forward to restore power, to those who can take it, in the area.
We have provided back-up generation to the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board.
