In a continuing effort to bring service reliability to the highest attainable level, DEMCO will continue with an aggressive right-of-way clearing and re-trimming program again in 2007. This will be accomplished by removing weakened and damaged trees and overhanging tree limbs that may interfere with electric service.

DEMCO's right-of-way maintenance program is needed to ensure public safety, protect our power lines from damage and maintain a continuous flow of electricity to our customers. Right-of-way maintenance work includes the pruning of trees near our power lines, removal of brush under the conductors and the removal of dead or other hazard trees that may fall on our lines.

Please feel free to contact a representative of the DEMCO Forestry Group at (225)654-9356 or (225) 261-1221 if you have any questions or via email at: samr@demco.org.

2007 Right-of-Way Improvement Plan

In order to provide the safe and reliable service to new and existing customers, DEMCO is spending more than $3.8 million in mechanical maintenance and selective herbicide spraying. This process involves the trimming and selective herbicide maintenance of 2,674 miles of line during 2007. The following service areas are part of this years plan:

Mechanical Maintenance and Selective Herbicide Spraying for 2007 will be completed in the following areas:

Ascension Parish:
This area will focus primarily on herbicide spraying in the following areas:

1. Walls Crossing Substation - all circuits in Galvez, St. Amant and Prairieville, including Louisiana Highways 44, 431, 931, 933 and Norwood Road, Gold Place Road, and Henderson Bayou Road. 
2. Head-of-Island Substation- East and South circuits which include Louisiana Highways 22, 936, 937 and Old River Road.

East Baton Rouge Parish:
The following circuits will be maintained through selective herbicide spraying:

1. Pride Substation - West and South circuit in the Pride-Baywood area, Jackson Road, Reames Road, Milldale Road, Liberty Road, Chaney Rd., Peairs Road, and Stubb Road.
2. Terrell Road Substation - George O'Neal Road, east and west Achord Road, Tiger Bend Road, and Phillip Lane.
3. Vignes Substation - Elliott Road, Vignes Road, Womack Road, and Hoo-Shoo-Too Road.
4. Harrell's Ferry Substation - Harris Road, Harrell's Ferry Road, O'Neal Lane, and parts of Livingston Parish / Denham Springs that cross the Amite River- Louisiana Highway 16 and 4-H Club Road.
5. Greenwell Springs Substation- City of Central including Frenchtown Road, Planchet Road, Thibodeaux Road, Lovett Road, Joor Road, Droze Road, Morgan Road, Wax Road, Greenwell Springs Road, Magnolia Beach Road and Bellingrath Subdivision and parts of Livingston Parish including Linda Lee Drive and Amite Church Road. 
6. Flannery Road Substation - Flannery Road, Rushmore Drive, South Choctaw Drive extension and Monticello subdivision.
7. Dyer Road Substation - all circuits in Baker, Central and Zachary including Louisiana Highway 67 (Plank Road), Dyer Road, McCollough Road, Blackwater Road, Joor Road, Groom Road, Sunshine Road, Rolling Acres Avenue, Bently Drive, Pettit Road and Brown Heights.

East Feliciana Parish
The following circuits will be mechanically trimmed and selective herbicide sprayed throughout the year:

1. Clinton North Circuit - Louisiana Highways 19 and 952 and the Clinton-Wilson Road and Thompson Creek Road.
2. Clinton Northeast Circuit - Louisiana Highways 10, 63, 67, 432 and 961.

Livingston Parish
The following circuits will be mechanically trimmed and selective herbicide sprayed throughout the year:

1. Watson East Circuit - Louisiana Highway 447 (North), Springfield Road, Cane Market Road, Courtney Road, Varnado Road, Friendship Road, Galloway Gardens Road, and Mack Road.
2. Whitehall North Circuit - Louisiana Highways 22, 444, River Pines subdivision and Terry Harbor subdivision.
3. Whitehall East and West Circuits - Louisiana Highway 22, Bear Island Road, Lower Rome Road, Carthage Bluff Road, and Tiger Bluff Road.

St. Helena Parish
The following circuits will be mechanically trimmed and selective herbicide sprayed throughout the year:

1. Darlington North and East Circuit - Louisiana Highways 10, 38, 432, 1041, and Gilead Road.
2. Greensburg West Circuit - Louisiana Highways 10, 1042, and Museum Road.
3. Pine Grove North and East Circuits - Louisiana Highways 16, 43, 441 and 1036.

West Feliciana Parish:
The following circuits will be mechanically trimmed and selective herbicide sprayed throughout the year:

1. Bains East Circuit - Louisiana Highway 10, 421, 965, 966, Bains Ristroff Road, Jones Vaughn Creek Road, Woodville-Jackson Road, and Peterson Road.

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