A blown surge arrester caused a massive power outage in Bossier-Webster Parish
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Updated: May. 22, 2020 at 6:25 AM CDT
BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KSLA) - Friday morning over 21,000 residents are without power in Bossier Parish as of 7:00 a.m. according to SWEPCO’s outage map.
According to a SWEPCO representative, a blown lightning arrester caused the power outage. SWEPCO says power is restored to the Bossier-Haughton-Benton area as of 8:20 a.m.
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