1,200 Fear Flooding will Leave them without Power                 

There have been numerous speculations about whether consumers in north Pointe Coupee parish will lose electric service once the Morganza Spillway is open.  Currently, 350 camps in Old River and the Angola Ferry landing have been de-energized because of the high water.  If officials open the Morganza Spillway in the next few days, an additional 850 residents and business could be affected.  The force of the flood waters could be strong enough to take out the main transmission lines that service the substation located at Quinton.  General Manager, Jodie Cotten, would like to assure our members/consumers that Pointe Coupee Electric will not shut off power to our substations located in the Batchelor and Innis areas when the spillway is opened.   Cotten, stated today, “that Pointe Coupee Electric has no plans to de-energize the transmission lines.  If the power is interrupted, we have in place a contingency plan to restore power in most of those areas.  We are staging crews in the northern part of the parish in case the roads are closed.  Pointe Coupee Electric wants to assure our members/consumers that we will do everything in our power to keep the lights on or to restore power as quickly and efficiently as possible.
 

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Flooding Map                           Transmission Line Map

Maps of Areas Disconnected due to Flooding

Frey's Farm               Angola Ferry              Old River             

WLF Sherburne South Farm              Sugarland Hunting Club              Cannon's Lane

Spillway before the gates were open.

Spillway after the gates were open.

--Photo taken by the Army Corps of Engineers