Power could be out until Saturday afternoon after transmission lines fall in Beauregard Parish
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Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 5:27 PM CDT
Beauregard Parish, La. (KPLC) - Over 2,000 Beauregard Electric (BECi) customers are without power Friday after Cleco Cajun transmission lines fell onto a BECi distribution line, BECi said.
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Residents in the following areas are affected:
- West of DeRidder
- Planer Mill Road
- Merryville
- The Junction
- Knight
- Evans.
BECi said the company expects that power will not be restored until Saturday afternoon due to “extensive damage.”
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