Kissimmee Utility Authority crews arrived in Lafayette, Louisiana Monday to assist with the restoration of power as Hurricane Ida made landfall in the Gulf Coast Sunday. The convoy departed Kissimmee Sunday morning, pre-staged in the Pensacola area before arriving in Lafayette, approximately 135 miles west of New Orleans, on Monday to begin work.
As part of KUA’s mutual-aid agreement with utilities across the nation, the utility sent 10 linemen and a convoy of vehicles to Lafayette to assist Lafayette Utilities System. KUA crews are no stranger to Lafayette, having spent five days there in October 2020 helping to restore the electric system following Hurricane Delta.
The two crews who traveled from KUA include linemen George Blair, Eddie Gluc, Shane Paras, Kevon McKinsey, Brendan Laflamme, Chris Kitting, Garry Lamb, Brandon Kessler, Robert Rivera, and Dustin Kelley.
