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12:00 pm August 29, 2005: Entergy: Worst Disaster In History

2005-08-29 12:00 pm

According to Dan Packer, President of Entergy, Hurricane Katrina is the worst disaster the company has ever experienced. Nearly 100 percent of the utility’s 700,000 customers have no power. [Times-Picayune Blog, 8/29/2005]