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Hurricane Francine: OUC sends crews to Louisiana to help restore power

By Gene Saladna, WFTV.com

OUC crew rolls out to Louisiana OUC said its crew will help restore power in and around Houma, Louisiana. (Orlando Utilities Commission)

By Gene Saladna, WFTV.com

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida is stepping up to help those impacted by Hurricane Francine.

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On Wednesday, a 17-member power restoration team from Orlando Utilities Commission headed to Louisiana.

Their mission will be to help bring power back to those who were left in the dark following the storm.

OUC power restoration crew / Courtesy: Orlando Utilities Commission OUC's 17-member crew left Central Florida on Wednesday to offer support in Louisiana. (Orlando Utilities Commission)

The crew will stage in Houma, Louisiana. That’s about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans.

READ: Francine makes landfall in southern Louisiana

OUC’s crew will assist Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, a power company that serves about 13,0000 customers in and around Houma.

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Tropical Weather Morgan City firefighters respond to a home fire during Hurricane Francine in Morgan City, La., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)

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