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Entergy: Underground Boring Causes Power Outage at City Hall, Civil District Court
November 06, 2019
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- Entergy issued the following news release:

Entergy crews have confirmed that a non-Entergy contractor installing underground fiber optic cable in downtown New Orleans inadvertently bored into an electrical line knocking out power to City Hall and Civil District Court. The incident took place at approximately 1:00 this afternoon near the intersection of Poydras and Rampart Streets.

The damage caused by the contractor was more severe than . . .

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