New Iberia residents face appliance damage after Cleco outage

NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) — Approximately 12,000 Cleco customers in the New Iberia area experienced a power outage on Saturday, June 6, caused by a broken crossarm on a transmission line.

While power was restored the same afternoon, some homeowners later reported damage to appliances and electronic equipment.

New Iberia resident Lanie Derouen filed a damage claim with Cleco after her air conditioner’s compressor failed following the outage, but the company denied her claim…

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