So far, crews have identified 171 broken poles, 175 damaged pieces of equipment and over 389 spans of downed wire across the state as restoration continues.
As of 6 p.m., power has been restored to more than 50% of customers who lost power as a result of the storm; 25,000 customers remain without power.
Majority of customers who can take power are expected to be restored by Sunday night.
Hurricane Laura entered the Entergy Arkansas service area Thursday morning with heavy rains and tropical storm winds ranging from 40-50 mph and wind gusts up to 65 mph.
A workforce of more than 13,000 will restore outages caused by Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Laura is predicted to strengthen as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to impact Entergy Arkansas customers starting Thursday.
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