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Entergy does not yet have a timeline for when it will restore power for the residents along Louisiana’s coast still waiting to turn their lights on.

After the powerful Hurricane Ida knocked power out for New Orleans and southeast Louisiana, resulting in evacuations after landfall and even multiple fatalities, the City Council and angry residents took Entergy New Orleans to task Wednesday for their response during the storm’s aftermath.

The power company failed to build a stronger system after hurricanes repeatedly pummeled Louisiana. Then Ida knocked out power for more than a week. “I don’t think it’s just Mother Nature,” said one resident. “This is neglect.”

Almost all of New Orleans and Baton Rouge have power back, Entergy officials said Friday, with the company expecting the city’s remaining dark pockets to be fixed by the end of the evening.

More than 95% of New Orleans now has power back, Entergy officials said Thursday, but about 220,000 customers of Louisiana's largest utility are still without power 11 days after Hurricane Ida made landfall.

More than 85% of New Orleans has power back 10 days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, a level of progress that Entergy officials described as miraculous during a call with media members Wednesday.

There are still roughly 370,000 customers without power across the state, with about 50,000 of them in New Orleans. Entergy expects 90% of its customers in the city to have power back Wednesday.

Entergy said it’s still on track to restore power to 90% of customers in the city by Wednesday, but crews are starting to see more damage than they originally spotted, meaning some people may have to wait longer for the lights to come back.

New Orleans will have about 90% of its power restored by September 8, according to Entergy. But for the hardest hit areas of the state, Entergy continues to say it could be weeks before power is restored.

Entergy Louisiana expects to complete its assessment of the damage to its infrastructure caused by Hurricane Ida Thursday, making it easier for the utility to start giving predictions for when the lights will come back on around the state.