Entergy restores power

Southeast Texas Entergy repair crews rushed to Baton Rouge to help residents after Hurricane Katrina ripped down trees and power lines. The crews expect to be in Southeast Louisiana for many months before they can restore power to all the areas affected by the storm.


Service vehicles stage in the parking lot of the Mall of Louisiana before workers begin to restore power to parts of Baton Rouge, La. on Tuesday, August 30, 2005.

Photos by Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise


(above and below) Entergy workers from Southeast Texas listen to a safety briefing in the parking lot of the Mall of Louisiana before they begin to restore power to parts of Baton Rouge, La.



Southeast Texas Entergy workers study maps of power lines in the parking lot of the Mall of Louisiana before they begin to restore power to parts of Baton Rouge, La.


Silsbee utility foreman Sloan Holland of Sour Lake listens to the concerns of his crew in the parking lot of the Mall of Louisiana before they begin to restore power to parts of Baton Rouge, La.


(right) Bob Rackley (left) and his grandson Houston Howell, 12, (right) remove fallen limbs from two Live Oak trees in Baton Rouge, La. Hurricane Katrina knocked limbs loose from the two trees, which are both certified as more than 250 years old. Rackley is originally from Nederland.


Southeast Texas Entergy crewmember Casey McIntyre of Vidor makes Lone Star decals out of electrical tape on trucks as the crew waits for poles to arrive so they can restore power in Baton Rouge, La.


A decal reminds Entergy crews from Southeast Texas about the dangers they face as they restore power.


(left) Raymond Sanders of Daisetta and Jonathan "Podunk" Simon of Orange with Entergy secure a power line to a new pole as they work to restore power.

(below) Entergy lineman Jonathan "Podunk" Simon of Orange works to restore power in Baton Rouge, La.






(left) A sport utility vehicle from Florida moves down a street where trees have fallen over powerlines in Baton Rouge, La. after Hurricane Katrina.

Energy crews began work in Baton Rouge to get power to the most folks possible. They plan to work their way toward more severely damaged areas.

However, the process will take a long time and is hindered by the large volume and size of trees in area, which is densely wooded. Cutting crews were clearing roads of trees near major power lines to assist the energy crews.