Two power poles fell along a Baton Rouge street Sunday morning due to high winds caused by Tropical Storm Lee, adding to the scattered outages across the metro area.

The poles on Greenwell Springs Road near Lobdell Boulevard.

Initially, 2,400 customers were without power because of the downed poles, but only 100 customers were impacted as of 11:30 a.m.

Overall, Entergy reported 843 customers were without power in greater Baton Rouge. Demco reported 337 of its customers were without power. A total of 189 of those customers are in Ascension Parish.

Extra crews will stay in place for the time being. Entergy officials want to remind customers to use caution when cleaning up their yards after the storm passes. Downed lines can get caught up in debris and obviously pose a danger.

If you should find a downed line, you should always treat it as a "hot line" and call Entergy or Demco to report the line.

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Living Faith Christian Center under the leadership of Bishop Raymond W. Johnson is commemorating twenty-five years of ministry.  The theme is “Look What The Lord Has Done.:

The celebration will kick off with a parade on Saturday, September, 3. The parade will begin at Istrouma High School and end on the grounds of Living Faith,  6375 Winbourne Avenue, where a Fun Day will begin.  There will be musical entertainment, food, spacewalks, and much more to enjoy.

The Anniversary Service will be held Sunday, August 4, at the Southern University F. G. Clark Activity Center beginning at 9:30 a.m.  Special music will be provided by nationally known Saxophonist Angella’ Christie.  The guest speaker will be Bishop Melvin Robinson, Jr., pastor of Master Child Church in District Heights, Maryland. 

The public is invited to attend  to help celebrate 25 years of ministry excellence.

Baton Rouge General announced plans to proceed with approximately $40 million in physician-driven expansion projects.  Plans include four new operating rooms equipped with minimally invasive robotics technology and a hybrid operating suite - a concept that revolutionizes surgical care, especially for heart and vascular patients. This large, flexible “hybrid” space has both imaging and surgical capabilities that enhance efficiencies throughout the interventional and surgical care process. In addition to these plans, Baton Rouge General is proceeding with the construction of a new 105,000 SF medical office building to include a state-of-the-art skywalk pathway over Picardy Avenue. 

President and CEO Bill Holman, FACHE, states, “Baton Rouge General is fortunate to embark on another exciting expansion project to further advance the environment in which we care for our patients, including the impressive new hybrid operating suite, minimally invasive robotics technology and state-of-the-art medical office building and skywalk.