UPDATE: According to the Slemco Power Outage Map, power has been restored to the affected areas mentioned below as crews continue to repair the cause of the outage.
Approximately 1,000 Slemco customers in Vermilion Parish are without power as of 3:32 p.m.
KATC spoke with Slemco who said there is an unknown issue with the grid.
Slemco is in the process of restoring power to residents and businesses. It is not known how long the outage will last or the cause of the outage.
We will provide updates as they become available.
