The Monroe City Council voiced deep frustration during a recent meeting addressing Entergy’s response to last week’s storms, which left South Monroe subdivisions, including King Oaks, without power for up to 72 hours and caused widespread property damage.
Council members criticized Entergy’s inconsistent communication, the city’s lack of communication, and delayed restoration, lack of temporary lighting, highlighting the distress felt by residents.
Bishop Rodney McFarland of District 5 expressed exasperation over shifting restoration timelines that left his congregation and church in the dark until Friday evening.
“We were told power would be back in a few hours, then the next day, then the next,” he said. “That was very frustrating.”
McFarland pressed Entergy on the absence of temporary street lighting, noting…
