More than 35,000 Entergy customers in the Capital Region remain without power after Hurricane Francine tore through Louisiana on Wednesday night, with no word on when power will be restored.

While some companies such as Coffee bar City Roots And Boru windows at Electric Depot reported that the power had gone out overnight, but power was back on Thursday morning.

David Freese, senior communications specialist at Entergy Louisiana, says it’s too early to predict when power will be restored to affected areas of Baton Rouge.

“Today is the first day we’re going into the field,” Freese said. “In order to do the assessments, we need to know what’s there, what the damage is, and what people are needed. We can do some high-level and close-range assessments once we have more information.”

In preparation for the storm, Entergy strategically positioned its team near expected impacted areas in Louisiana. Freese says Entergy has a storm team of more than 6,000 people working to restore power in Louisiana, including linemen, 2,000 tree trimmers, damage surveyors, and logistics and support personnel.

On Wednesday, Entergy crews stayed in hotels in Baton Rouge to work on restoring power as quickly as possible by Thursday. Freese said the utility also has materials and supplies such as utility poles and electrical conduit equipment set up at a local park for easy access.

While it’s too early to make a full damage assessment, Freese says early indications are that most of the power outages are the result of utility disruptions and downed branches.

From Thursday afternoon 2.30 pm, Entergy’s outage map indicated that nearly 8,000 customers in East Baton Rouge Parish were still without power. Livingston Parish still had nearly 5,500 outages and Ascension Parish nearly 23,000.

“We’re just asking for patience and support for the men and women who are out there doing sometimes dangerous work, but also critically important work,” Freese said. “So hang in there. We’re coming. The storm team is fully engaged and activated. We’re going to get it done.”