“Hell of a Mess”: Power Companies Scramble to Restore Electricity as Ice Storm Ravages North Louisiana

By Joe Gallinaro

Louisiana Radio Network

More than 120,000 people are without power because of the deadly ice storm. Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, who represents all of North Louisiana, says Monroe is the hardest hit area of the state as more than 45,000 customers in the parish do not have electricity. Campbell says the buildup of ice on tree limbs has led to many of the outages.

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