Update: Should have noted this earlier but now we know what Joe Vitt will be doing during his time away from the Saints to start the season.
Councilwoman at-large Stacy Head provided a number of examples where the system could seemingly use some "hardening," presenting a series of pictures, taken throughout the city, of wooden utility poles that broke during the storm. Head claimed the company does not routinely employ up-to-date technology — recommending a specific company, Buffalo, NY-based Osmose Utilities — to assess the health of the wood in the poles. Entergy officials said they did in fact do Osmose inspections.
Also during today's dressing down, Charles Rice was asked if we'd be better off burying the power lines to which he said
@wampidasilva Rice was addressing that. He claims buried lines aren't necessarily less prone to damage and are harder to repair.
— Gambit (@The_Gambit) September 4, 2012
And then later today, the power went out downtown as if to prove Rice's point.
Update on latest power outage: There was underground cable failure. They're working to restore, could take 3.5 hours. 9,000 affected
— WWL-TV(@WWLTV) September 4, 2012
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