Why Do Blackouts Keep Happening in New Orleans? Sunday’s Outage Exposes Deeper Issues

May 25, 2025

Editor’s note: The story has been updated as of 7:36pm to include Council President JP Morrell’s update regarding the restoration timeline via his Facebook page.  8:30 p.m. Update: According to city officials, the number of outages in Orleans Parish has dropped to approximately 16,000, down from an initial 50,000 earlier this evening. The article has […]


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