India, Oct. 25 -- Thousands of residents in Louisiana's Jefferson Parish experienced a sudden power outage on Friday evening, leaving more than 9,000 Entergy customers without electricity. According to Entergy, two outages were reported in the parish, affecting approximately 9,369 customers in areas such as Estelle, Jean Lafitte, and Barataria, reported Fox8.

The outage began around 8:30 pm, and crews were immediately dispatched to make repairs. Entergy spokespersons told 4WWL, "We are aware of the outage in Jefferson Parish impacting approximately 9,000 customers. Crews are on the scene now working to make repairs as quickly and safely as possible."

While the specific cause of the outage has not been identified, Entergy noted that weat...