LAKE CHARLES, La. — According to officials, Entergy has advised the City of Lake Charles that power has been restored to the downtown area.
As a result, beginning at 10 am on Friday, January 20, Lake Charles City Hall and the Lake Charles Civic Center will reopen to the public with normal business hours.
Lake Charles City Hall and the Civic Center was closed Thursday while electrical work was done downtown.
According to a release, Entergy informed the City of Lake Charles that a power outage would occur beginning at noon on Wednesday, January 18, and continuing through Thursday, January 19. The planned power outage was to allow for emergency repairs to be completed on the downtown electric grid. Residents and businesses in the downtown area were without power during this time.
As a result of this planned outage, Lake Charles City Hall and the Lake Charles Civic Center were temporarily closed to the public on Wednesday, January 18, and Thursday, January 19.
Public Safety and Public Works Operations remained operational and unaffected by this outage. City Transit continued to run its normal routes and the Water Billing Office, located inside the City Transit Building at 1155 Ryan St. remained open during regular business hours.
The regular meeting of the Lake Charles City Council, scheduled for 5:30 p.m., on Wednesday, January 18, will be rescheduled as a Special Meeting on Tuesday, January 24, at 5:30 p.m. A revised agenda will be released on Friday, January 20.
The Administrative Hearing, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, January 19, will be rescheduled for a later date. Those scheduled to appear will be directly notified of the rescheduled date.
The Alcohol Review Board meeting scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, was canceled.
During this planned outage, Entergy crews worked in the Ryan Street area, from Pujo Street north to Broad Street. Beginning at noon on Wednesday, January 18 and lasting through 10 p.m. on Friday, January 20, this area experienced lane closures. Motorists were asked to avoid this area if at all possible, and if travel in this area was necessary, to use extreme caution, as crews worked around the clock and some traffic signals may not have been operational.
Citizens are reminded that a number of City services, including permit applications, occupational license renewals and water bill payments, can be accessed through the City’s website, www.cityoflakecharles.com [cityoflakecharles.com].
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