UPDATE: Outages down to 26K as of 5 p.m. Saturday

As of Saturday at 5 p.m., the number of Louisiana residents without power had dropped to 26,035.

The number of Acadiana residents who are without power also dropped significantly.

Here are the numbers as of 5 p.m. Saturday according to FindEnergy.com:
St. Mary Parish 66 of 19,003 customers
St. Martin Parish 77 of 26,286 customers
Lafayette Parish 1 of 136,644 customers

We have no power outages reported in of Acadiana's other parishes.

Here are the parishes with the most outages as of 5 p.m. Saturday:
Terrebonne Parish 14,715 of 27,317
Lafourche Parish 2,356 of 42,727
St. John the Baptist Parish 2,062 of 19,420
Jefferson Parish 2,144 of 216,442
Assumption Parish 1,049 of 10,439

If you'd like to keep up with the outage and restoration numbers in other parishes, click here.

Here's what we're hearing from Acadiana's utility companies:

LUS Saturday afternoon report:
Lafayette Utilities System (LUS) linemen and mutual aid partners from Gainesville Regional Utilities and the City of Tallahassee, Florida, completed Hurricane Francine's restoration in Houma, Louisiana, and are heading home today.

“We were happy to offer assistance to a neighboring city facing the aftermath of Hurricane Francine," said Jeffrey Stewart, LUS Director.

The collaboration between LUS and neighboring cities like Gainesville and Tallahassee underscores the spirit of cooperation and mutual assistance that defines the public power community. Through APPA's mutual aid network, utilities nationwide come together in crisis to provide vital aid and resources to communities in need.

Entergy Louisiana's 5 PM Saturday report:
Entergy expects to restore power to 95% of all customers in Louisiana who lost electric service following Hurricane Francine and can safely receive it by this evening.

Currently, about 22,000 customers in southeast Louisiana remain without power from Francine, with most of the outages being in the coastal areas of Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, which were hit hardest by strong winds and heavy rain.

Using every tool at their disposal, Entergy Louisiana’s storm team of about 8,000 continues to simultaneously assess damage and restore power.

With assessments nearly completed, scouts have identified damage to nearly 650 utility poles, over 150 transformers and approximately 1,125 spans of distribution wire that require repair or replacement.

The geography of southeast Louisiana poses unique challenges for utilities, but our dedicated crews are using specialized equipment like airboats and marsh buggies to safely carry out repairs.

Estimated restoration times
While many customers will have power restored sooner, Entergy Louisiana expects to have most of its customers who can safely receive service restored by Sunday night.

Estimated restoration times will depend on the severity of the damage in each area. This is reflected in the parish-by-parish breakdown below. Coastal areas, including Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne parishes, experienced some of the strongest winds, and restoration in these communities will take longer.

Make sure your home or business is ready for us to restore your power:

• We cannot restore power to a location with a damaged meter base, conduit or weather head (the metal pipe extending upward from the structure with electrical cables inside). They must be repaired by a qualified electrician before Entergy can restore power.
• If your property has any water damage, please turn off the electricity at either the main fuse box or circuit breaker.

o Call a licensed electrician for advice when necessary. A licensed electrician may need to inspect your property’s electric wiring before Entergy can restore power to a home or business which has water damage from rain or flood waters.

• Even if you don’t have any property damage, you should still be cautious.

o Look for electrical system damage once power is restored. If you see sparks, broken or frayed wires or the smell of hot insulation is noticeable, turn off the electricity at either the main fuse box or circuit breaker.
Here’s how you can stay up to date on our restoration efforts: 

• Download the Entergy app [entergy.com]. Customers can use the app to report outages or check on the status of power at their home or business. 
• Check Entergy’s View Outages [entergy.com] map. Maps show where outages are located and give information about restoration progress. 
• Follow us Facebook and X at @EntergyLA [x.com] , @EntergyNOLA [x.com] , Facebook.com/EntergyLA [facebook.com] and Facebook.com/ EntergyNOLA [facebook.com]. Social media also plays an important role in keeping you informed, and we place a high priority on updating our social media channels throughout an event.  
• Text us: If you are signed up to receive our notifications, you can text OUT to 36778 to report an outage. To sign up for text messaging, go to myEntergy.com [myentergy.com] or by texting REG to 36778. Have your account number and ZIP code handy. The registration pattern is as follows including spaces: REG (account number) (ZIP code).  
• Visit the Entergy Storm Center [entergystormcenter.com] website. The site has storm safety, preparation and restoration information that is updated throughout the day. 
• Download the Operation: Storm Ready Guide [entergy.com]. This guide will help you plan and prepare for weather emergencies. Information is also available in Spanish [cdn.entergynewsroom.com] and Vietnamese [cdn.entergynewsroom.com].

COX
As of 10 a.m. Saturday, Cox reports that they "have restored service to over 84% of impacted customers. In most cases, Cox services will be restored following power. Our crews continue to work diligently in the hardest hit areas across Acadiana and Greater Baton Rouge, including Ascension Parish, to restore services and ensure every customer is back online immediately."

Additionally, customers are set to receive SMS notifications and emails with updated service restoration information. If a customer has received notice that major repairs have been completed to their neighborhood and is still experiencing issues, they should complete the following steps:

1. Reset the device by unplugging and plugging it back in.
2. Chat with us at cox.com [cox.com] if resetting the equipment doesn’t resolve the issue.
3. Contact Cox at 877-556-7815 to schedule a service call if service is not restored.

CLECO
Here's the latest we have from Cleco, as of 3 p.m. Friday:

Cleco is in the final stretch of power restoration! We’re working hard to restore power to the remaining 3,050 customers affected by Hurricane Francine. Most customers will have power back by the end of today, Sept. 13, with the rest expected to be restored by tomorrow, Sept. 14.

Outage Update as of 3 p.m.:
-St. Tammany Parish: 45 customers without power, expected restoration by today, Sept. 13.
-St. Mary Parish: 3,007 customers without power, expected restoration by tomorrow, Sept. 14.

We’re incredibly proud of our crews working tirelessly to restore power safely, and we are grateful to our customers for their patience and support!

If your home or business has damage, you may need a certified electrician to make repairs before we can safely restore power.

For more updates, visit www.cleco.com/StormCenter.

Here are some links to power, traffic and other information:

• Click Here for power outages
• Click Here for LUS power outages
• Click Here for traffic conditions around Lafayette Parish
• Click Here for state highway road conditions
• Entergy power outages
• Slemco power outages
• CLECO power outages