SLEMCO customers in Louisiana are frustrated over the significant jump in recent electric bills. The company has responded with a message from its employees.
Residents have reportedly experienced power outages in various parts of Lafayette Parish on Monday night (Jan. 15), as the region faces unusually cold temperatures dipping below freezing.
This stretch of record-breaking heat in south Louisiana has put a strain on air conditioners across the area. And it also has caused some damage to part of one power company's infrastructure.