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As of Friday morning, officials say at least 19,000 Cleco customers are in the dark. There are clusters of outages in St. Tammany Parish.

Thousands of people in St. Tammany Parish are still without power Friday morning after Wednesdays severe weather and a tornado that touched down in the city.

Thousands of Acadiana residents lost power when the storms blew through Wednesday morning. We've got the latest reports from utility companies here.

Some Acadiana residents are still without power following Wednesday's storm system. We've got some updates from the utility companies here.

PINEVILLE, La. – April 10, 2024 (1 p.m.) – Severe weather moved through Cleco’s service territory overnight and through the morning causing power outages for approximately 45,000 customers.

As of 4:30 p.m., 3,436 Cleco customers are without power due to severe weather that continues to move across portions of the company’s service territory.

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Cleco made a donation of $5,000 to the Fallen Linemen Organization (FLO) in Madisonville, La. in recognition of Line Mechanic Appreciation Day.

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In addition to Cleco personnel, the company has secured approximately 2,000 contractors, including damage assessors, distribution line mechanics, distribution and transmission vegetation specialists and transmission contractors to help with system repairs and power restoration after the storm passes.  The company also setup staging locations a