Potomac Edison Power Outage – Thousands Without Power After Storms

Thousands of customers were left without electricity Thursday morning after storms moved through the Capital Area, according to outage information cited by local officials.

As of 7:45 a.m., approximately 18,435 customers across Louisiana were reported to be without power. The outages affected several parishes in the Capital Area, with East Baton Rouge, Tangipahoa, St. James and Pointe Coupee among the areas reporting the largest numbers of affected customers.

Power outages by parish

The reported outage figures included:

Ascension: 149 customers without power
Assumption: 4
East Baton Rouge: 3,148
East Feliciana: No reported outages
Iberville: 57
Pointe Coupee: 375
St. Helena: 38
St. James: 772
St. Mary: No reported outages
Tangipahoa: 1,125
West Baton Rouge: 218
West Feliciana: No reported outages

The outages followed storms that moved through the region during the morning hours, bringing the potential for heavy rain and other hazardous weather conditions.

Current statewide outage information shows that Louisiana continues to experience scattered power disruptions, with East Baton Rouge among the parishes reporting customers without service.

Potomac Edison clarification

Despite the supplied headline referencing Potomac Edison, the outage figures in the information provided are for Louisiana, where utilities such as Entergy serve customers. Potomac Edison operates in Maryland and West Virginia rather than Louisiana.

Residents experiencing an outage should monitor their local electricity provider for restoration information and avoid downed power lines or other storm-related electrical hazards.