Planned power outage for substation upgrades for city of St. Martinville

ST. MARTINVILLE, LA. (KLFY) — A power outage is scheduled for the city of St. Martinville due to major upgrades and repair at a electrical substation.

According to officials, the power is scheduled to shut off on Thursday at 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. Electrical crews are planning to install three new gang switches, replace aging insulators and add new animal guards to shield equipment from wildlife.

The improvements to the equipment will be a new upgrade since 2005, officials said…

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