Power is returning to New Orleans within days—not weeks, an electric company says
Though New Orleans officials never released official estimates for restoration times, some in nearby suburbs—likeAlong with New Orleans, Entergy's"preliminary estimate" released Friday says Kenner and most of the other inner suburbs should have power restored by Wednesday.
The Baton Rouge area, which was also hard-hit by the storm, should have power back by Tuesday, Entergy said."These are general descriptions of Entergy’s local network. Cities and towns within those networks in some cases will see power earlier than those dates," the company said in a statement.
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