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Jackson EMC Extends Restoration Efforts to Louisiana

Georgia Economic Development Alliance

Jackson EMC is releasing 70 contractors to help with power restoration efforts in Louisiana in the wake of damage caused by Hurricane Delta. 

The crews are assisting Cleco Power, located in Pineville, La. The company serves about 288,000 customers in 24 parishes. 

Hurricane Delta was the second hurricane of 2020 to hit Cleco’s service territory. 

Jackson EMC regularly uses contractors for construction, maintenance, and vegetation management. The contractors released to assist with restoration efforts in Louisiana are overhead line construction crews. 

Jackson Electric Membership Corporation is the largest electric cooperative in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation. 

For more information, visit jacksonemc.com

 

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!
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