ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- More than 5,000 SLEMCO customers are without power in St. Martin Parish, according to the power company's outage map.
The power outage was reported at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the map.
In a Facebook post, SLEMCO said the power outage in the Breaux Bridge and St. Martinville area is because of a transmission grid issue.
"Grid owners are working to resolve the issue. In the meantime, SLEMCO crews are currently working on back feeding," the social media post read.