SWEPCO to restore power to Caddo, Bossier customers tonight

SWEPCO to restore power to Caddo, Bossier customers tonight

SHREVEPORT, La. - SWEPCO is in the process of restoring power to approximately 30,000 customers in Caddo and Bossier parishes.

Tens of thousands without power, SWEPCO 'emergency grid protection'

BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - Over 31,000 Caddo and Bossier Parish residents are currently without power due to temporary emergency grid protection outages caused by SWEPCO's actions to prevent widespread damage to power lines and equipment. Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) stated the emergency power outage is a "last resort to avoid widespread power loss," and they do not have an estimated restoration time at this point. Accordi…