Greenwell Springs, Louisiana – DEMCO crews headed out to Tri-County Electric Cooperative in Madison, FL on August 31st to assist in Hurricane Idalia restoration.

When crews arrived at the 20,003-member cooperative, 19,838 were out of power.

An update from September 7 at 10:00PM shows 95 percent restored with 698 meters out.

DEMCO is part of 1,600 personnel actively working across the TCEC system.

Crews are hard at work and will continue to make great progress Thursday and Friday. The majority of the remaining without power are in areas with catastrophic damage or are not able to safely receive electricity. 

Continued prayers for those working and for all families and the communities impacted by the storm.

Pictured L to R: Josh Miller, Justin Andrews, Kaleb Lee, Michael Welborn, Matthew Michael, Kip Guidry, Andy Graham, Andrew Arnold, Scott DeLee, Traymond Benton, Jeremy Jett, Collin Howell, Chad Landry, and Daniel Watts.

About Us: DEMCO powers 114,420+ meters that serve over half a million people in a seven-parish service area of Southeast Louisiana: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, and West Feliciana.