Cleco reporting approximately 44,500 customers without power statewide
Slidell the hardest hit with 31,000 customers without power
PINEVILLE, La. – April 10, 2024 (1 p.m.) – Severe weather moved through Cleco’s service territory overnight and through the morning causing power outages for approximately 45,000 customers.
The line of thunderstorms impacted many of the parishes Cleco serves with Slidell in St. Tammany Parish reporting the largest number of outages at approximately 31,000 customers.
Parish | Customers without power |
St. Tammany | 32,272 |
St. Landry | 7,472 |
Evangeline | 2,487 |
Allen | 543 |
Rapides | 454 |
Sabine | 300 |
Grant | 291 |
Calcasieu | 199 |
Acadia | 160 |
St. Martin | 105 |
Avoyelles | 83 |
Red River | 58 |
DeSoto | 38 |
Vernon | 36 |
Washington | 26 |
Iberia | 21 |
Beauregard | 18 |
Natchitoches | 12 |
In addition to Cleco’s statewide resources, the company has dispatched additional contractor crews, and is working to secure additional resources to deploy to Slidell.
Cleco’s Director of Distribution Operations, Clint Robichaux, reminds customers that oftentimes one of the most dangerous parts of a storm is right after it passes. “Downed power lines and areas of debris should always be avoided. Never touch a downed line or anything touching a downed power line. Assume all wires are energized, and call Cleco and 911 to report a potentially dangerous situation.”