Freezing weather starts to relent in Louisiana, though thousands still without power

By: Wesley Muller

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 433

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Slightly more than 5,000 utility customers remained without electricity Monday afternoon following the second blast of frigid, Arctic air to envelop Louisiana in a week’s time, with the possibility that some people have been without power for nine days.

Outage figures from FindEnergy.com showed 5,042 customers did not have electricity as of late Monday afternoon, nearly all of them in North Louisiana where icy conditions have limited the ability of utility crews to restore …

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