Power has finally been restored to the coastal town of Grand Isle four and half months after Hurricane Ida. Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle says the electricity has arrived just in time for the cold weather and credits Entergy for its non-stop efforts…
“Entergy is doing a fine job,” said Mayor Camardelle. “They had men all over the island and trucks working around the island.”
Camardelle says after Ida’s landfall state agencies and Entergy worked together to put most of the power infrastructure underground, which could have a huge impact when the next hurricane comes…
“It took a milestone to put it together, but they seen it was the right thing to do; and maybe through many more hurricanes we won’t have to worry about the power lines falling in the marsh.”
Camardelle says the progress is slow getting Grand Isle back to where it was, but it is steady. He says there’s a lot of clean-up to do and the key to moving recovery along is getting their residents back on the island…
“We’ve probably got a hundred, two hundred people here,” he added. “But they come in here every day and get with their families. Once we get the FEMA trailers for them next to their homes, it makes a difference in their life.”
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