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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Opa! Greek Festival to add sales after power outage
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — If you didn't get your fill of baklava because of the power outage on the last day of Greek Festival, don't despair. Festival organizers plan to have three days of specialty food sales at Holy Trinity Cathedral to try to recoup the revenue that was lost when the festival ended three hours early on Sunday, May 25. Thousands of Entergy customers in Greater New Orleans without power Because the outage was not announced in advance, the first sign that something was wrong came when cash registers at the entrance gates stopped working around 5 p.m. At the same time, the main food hall inside the cathedral went dark as servers hurried to fill to-go plates of moussaka and dolmades, and the musicians noticed their amplifiers conked out on stage. Suddenly, ice and cold drinks were in short supply on one of the hottest afternoons of May. New T-shirt pokes fun at inmate escape in New Orleans Festival organizer Alexandra Megilligan told WGNO that an estimated 2,500 people either left the festival when the power went out or did not come in. Megilligan also said the outage resulted in an estimated 60% loss of expected sales during that three-hour period To try to recoup some of the lost revenue, the festival will hold three days of food sales this week at the Cathedral. Anyone who'd like to savor the taste of Greece just a little longer will be able to buy some of the pastries and other food items, like imported olives, cheeses and wine, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. 'We may extend the sale a little bit longer in the afternoon, ' said Megilligan, 'If we still have people trickling in.' Opa!Opa! Greek Festival to add sales after power outage IMS opens ticket renewal for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Loyola baseball's historic run ends but the Pack's leadership has elevated the program Players enjoying new Jefferson Parish pickleball courts this Memorial Day Eight inmates captured, two still at large following Orleans Parish jailbreak Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Massive Louisiana power outage affects thousands and disrupts Memorial Day weekend
A sudden power outage disrupted Memorial Day weekend across southeast Louisiana on 25 May, Sunday, leaving more than 100,000 residents without electricity at its peak. The blackout began around 4:30 pm and affected neighborhoods from Uptown and Mid-City to Lakeview, Metairie, and Terrytown, as well as parts of Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes. The outage was triggered by a 'load shed' order from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the regional authority overseeing grid reliability. Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans were instructed to initiate controlled, periodic power cuts to prevent a more extensive and prolonged failure of the electrical grid. 'It's just a really bad time for anyone to be without power,' said Lottie Summers, a New Orleans resident. 'It's suffering like we live in houses that are not insulated. We really need air conditioning to survive as a society, especially in New Orleans.' Also Read: Memorial Day 2025 The blackout also disrupted the 50th annual New Orleans Greek Festival in Gentilly. As hundreds gathered to celebrate, the power went out for nearly three hours, halting food preparation and silencing music. 'The electricity went out and we were unable to cook some of the food or provide air conditioning, but it's put a damper on things,' said festival organizer Alexandra Megilligan. Live Events Response from the community In response to the heat and lack of air conditioning, local business Toup's Meatery opened its doors to provide a cool space for those affected. 'We don't want anyone in our community to be suffering in any way, and that's kind of what New Orleans is all about, everyone helps each other,' Summers added. City officials expressed frustration over the lack of timely communication regarding the outage. 'Tonight, the regional transmission organization, MISO, ordered an immediate, forced, large-scale outage within the Entergy territory, leaving the utility with minimal notice,' stated City Council President JP Morrell, Council Vice President Helena Moreno, and Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis. 'The public deserves clear answers regarding the reasons behind this incident and the failure to provide timely alerts.' Entergy, a major energy company, reported on Sunday that the load-shedding order had been lifted and power was being restored. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
