We know our major media outlets are based in New York City and D.C., but you’d think they’d be just a little bit curious on what’s going on in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
According to Entergy, power has been restored to around 39 percent of customers in New Orleans but. . .
Entergy officials said power has been restored to approximately 39 percent of customers in Orleans Parish one week after Hurricane Ida. https://t.co/ireJzeGfIv
— WTOK-TV (@WTOKTV) September 5, 2021
. . .but this is a B.S. number as power is still out in places where Entergy says it’s been restored:
Colleagues .@WWLTV , be wary of reports that Lakeview has power. It appears much of it does not. Friends in Navarre area don’t, Canal Blvd at 610-Harrison doesn’t, canal/filmore, etc. Not sure if @Entergy maps are correct or being updated.
— karen swensen (@karenswensen) September 5, 2021
And:
Entergy updated their website at 10am to say the vast majority of customers in Mid-City have had their power restored…that certainly did not look like a "vast majority" when I was in Mid-City a couple hours ago
— Herb Jones for President (@JGFiegel) September 5, 2021
Check out this gaslighting from the power company:
When you’re sitting in your dark hot ass house and @EntergyNOLA is like “nah you’re crazy actually the powers totally back on,” that’s called #monopolighting. (Lexicon credit: @HellOrBywater) https://t.co/VEEGkRUAUf
— Beck (@fictionalbeck) September 5, 2021
They’re saying the power was restored but then they found other damage:
Entergy just sent this to people in different parts of the city where there is definitely no power. Awful big promise to be making pic.twitter.com/CWlsDkqVut
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) September 5, 2021
Entergy released a schedule on when power could be restored to other parts of Louisiana with some areas not getting up and running until the end of the month:
Entergy Louisiana on Sunday said some portions of the state may remain without power until at least Sept. 29 after Hurricane Ida swept through the state last week. https://t.co/JZ78D459A3
— Bruno J. Navarro (@Bruno_J_Navarro) September 5, 2021
But if the 39% number is bogus, why should residents trust these other estimates in areas even harder hit?
“Hurricane Ida caused more damage to Louisiana’s distribution system than Hurricanes Katrina, Delta and Zeta combined.” ~ @Entergy @EntergyNOLA pic.twitter.com/Q0hAUgeyOc
— Kelly Anne Beile (@KellyAnneTV) September 5, 2021
According to officials, more damage was done by Ida than by Katrina, Delta and Zeta combined:
According to Entergy, during Ida more power poles were knocked down than hurricanes Katrina, Delta and Zeta combined. In fact, 2,470 poles have reportedly been replaced.https://t.co/LdC8kuQzHm
— CBS 42 (@CBS_42) September 5, 2021
And, “We’ve never seen anything this large”:
“We’re seeing twice as much damage as what we had with Laura,” said Joe Book, senior mngr for Entergy, LA. “We’ve never seen anything this large. Even with Katrina, the damage was extended to multiple states. With Ida, nearly all of the damage is here in Louisiana.”
— Kelly Anne Beile (@KellyAnneTV) September 5, 2021
So, they didn’t anticipate a major hurricane hitting one of the most hurricane-prone states in the country?
I'm no engineer, but running the bulk of a city's power through lines crossing a river in a hurricane prone area and NOT having a backup way to quickly restore power seems … i dunno, negligent. At a minimum a you problem, not a me problem when it comes to paying for fixes
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) September 5, 2021
Gulp.
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