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100,000 New Orleans Customers Left in Dark After Outage

5/26/2025

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On Sunday, a staggering 100,000 Entergy New Orleans customers were plunged into darkness after MISO ordered a deliberate load shed around 4:30 PM CDT. The outage rippled through Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes, leaving residents anxious as Entergy scrambled to restore power without an estimated timeline. The lack of notice heightened frustrations among those affected.

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Story summary

On Sunday, a staggering 100,000 Entergy New Orleans customers were plunged into darkness after MISO ordered a deliberate load shed around 4:30 PM CDT. The outage rippled through Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes, leaving residents anxious as Entergy scrambled to restore power without an estimated timeline. The lack of notice heightened frustrations among those affected.