SLEMCO customers in Louisiana are frustrated over the significant jump in recent electric bills. The company has responded with a message from its employees.
Residents have reportedly experienced power outages in various parts of Lafayette Parish on Monday night (Jan. 15), as the region faces unusually cold temperatures dipping below freezing.
This stretch of record-breaking heat in south Louisiana has put a strain on air conditioners across the area. And it also has caused some damage to part of one power company's infrastructure.
Winter Storm 2021 has wreaked havoc across Louisiana, with the northern parts of the state taking on a lot of ice and snow. With things in South Louisiana settling down, utilities companies are moving their efforts North to help assist our fellow Louisianans in their recovery efforts.
LUS, Entergy and SLEMCO have all begun rolling blackouts across Acadiana and Louisiana as the winter storm continues to create a strain on power grids across the state.