Multi‑state 911 outage hits Mississippi and Louisiana
On Thursday afternoon, 911 emergency‑call systems went down across large parts of Mississippi and Louisiana after a major fiber‑optic cut, state emergency agencies said. AT&T crews were reported on site and officials — including the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness — urged residents to use alternate local emergency numbers or landlines while repairs proceed; authorities said there was no indication the outage was malicious.
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911 emergency lines down across Mississippi and Louisiana, authorities say
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- Authorities were notified just after 1:00 p.m. local time Thursday and reported a major fiber cut after 1:35 p.m.
- Named responders and entities: Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, AT&T, Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office; Baton Rouge and New Orleans reported outages.
- Operational guidance: law‑enforcement agencies posted alternate local phone numbers on social media; some landline 911 calls still worked in limited areas; officials said no evidence indicates a cyberattack.