Cleco restores power to 84 percent of customers impacted by Winter Storm Fern

Cleco crews and over 600 contractors worked into the night to continue restoration efforts following Winter Storm Fern. Power has been restored to 84 percent of the 17,800 customers who lost power.

"Our crews and contractors are making great progress despite the frigid conditions," said Clint Robichaux, director of distribution operations and reliability. "Today will be the first day where temperatures in the Mansfield area will go above freezing which will melt ice, improve road conditions and help our crews with restoration efforts."

Winter Storm Fern Power Outages as of 10 a.m.

As temperatures rise and conditions improve, Cleco reminds customers to stay away from downed power lines. Assume all downed power lines are energized. Do not touch power lines or anything touching the lines. Report downed power lines to Cleco at 1-800-622-6537 and 911.

For information on Winter Storm Fern restoration efforts, safety tips and more, visit Cleco's Storm Center page at https://www.cleco.com/stormcenter.