Garland Power & Light Sends a Crew to Assist in Louisiana Power Restoration

Garland, Texas – September 4, 2008 – Garland Power & Light (GP&L) is sending a crew of volunteer personnel to assist in restoring power to the 2,000 municipal electric customers of New Roads, Louisiana.

New Roads, located 35 miles northwest of Baton Rouge, has been without power since Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast earlier this week. The call for assistance was made today by Elie Part, Public Works Director for New Roads.

“Mr. Part told us that their system was completely down, and with the damage throughout Louisiana, he was unsure when he could get local help to make the repairs to their electric system,” said Johnny Carlock, GP&L’s Transmission and Distribution Director.

GP&L will be sending an eight-man crew with three bucket trucks and several special-purpose vehicles. “We’re getting our equipment and personnel ready to head out,” said Carlock. “Our linemen are anxious to get to New Roads and begin working,” he added.

GP&L has previously assisted other municipal electric utilities restore power following storm damage. Crews were dispatched to East Texas following Hurricane Rita in 2006 and to Oklahoma during last winter’s ice storm.