outages...and Energy companies say they're prepared to handle the workload. RENAERenae Skinner NBC Locall 33's Sudan Britton speaks with an Entergy spokesperson, who says more than a thousand workers, are on standby. N/A Spokesperson "We're really ramping up our preparations as that system is now moving north towards the Gulf coast." Sudan Britton Now...we wait. Soon-to-be Hurricane Francine--heading towards Southeast Louisiana. David Freese, Entergy Spokesperson "Right now, we have approximately 14 hundred resources across the state that are on standby and are prepared to mobilize and restore power where it's safe to do so, and we've requested thousands more." Sudan Britton This is Entergy Spokesperson David Freese... He says when the storm hits--be extremely careful... It's not just flooding that'll be a problem-- power lines will, too. David Freese, Entergy's Spokesperson "Please be careful to avoid any down electric equipment because you will not be able to see whether it's energized just by looking at it. So, if you do see electrical equipment on the ground call 1-800- ENTERGY to report it." Sudan Britton Freese says linemen, tree trimmers and scouts should be ready to go... Entergy requested these resources ahead of time--to work as quickly as possible. The tree trimmers will be tasked with addressing the environmental impact... David Freese, Entergy's Spokesperson "Ongoing concern regarding vegetation and the impacts of local vegetation from last year's drought as well as some other environmental factors for that reason we have been aggressive in our allocation of tree trimmers." Sudan Britton Freese says the most- damaged places will be the highest priority.... David Freese, Entergy's Spokesperson "Where are the impacts going to be and where are the predicted impacts. So, we are assembling our storm team around all of that." Sudan N/A