Southeast Louisiana parish leaders are asking residents for patience and compliance as they work to get electricity back up and running and clean the streets.
Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng asked residents to produce the least amount of wastewater possible while the power is out due to concerns over the unpowered sewer system.
“Go to the bathroom but don’t do your laundry right now. Those are the kinds of decisions that we need to make so that we avoid backups because the longer the electricity is out we are going to start seeing other problems with backed up sewer,” said Sheng.
New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell says over 100,000 customers are still without power and trees are down across the city.
“We suffered a hurricane so the impacts are real and we are just asking for your patience while we move through the cleanup that is necessary,” said Cantrell.
The city also had the first reported fatality related to Zeta, a 55-year-old man who was electrocuted by a downed powerline.
Zeta was still a cat one when it roared into St. Tammany Parish. President Mike Cooper says tens of thousands are still without power but power crews are swarming the area.
“Of course it is not going to be a matter of hours or a matter of a day it may be several days before power is restored across our entire parish so I ask our citizens to be patient and understanding of this fact,” said Cooper.
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