That means fully restoring power depends on fixing that equipment, as well as repairing the normal power lines that bring electricity to homes and businesses. The transmission lines that failed include a massive tower that collapsed into the Mississippi River near Avondale during the storm. That tower "didn't waver" when Hurricane Katrina struck 16 years before Ida, Entergy Louisiana CEO and President Philip May said. May and Rodriguez said the utility's planners were working on various scenarios for restoring power. In terms of the damage, we’re going to come up with estimates of how quickly we can begin restoring power."
