Contractor cutting tree in St. Amant shocked by electrical wire; man expected to be okay

  • Source: WBRZ-TV ABC 2 Baton Rouge
  • Published: 08/11/2022 12:00 AM

A contractor cutting limbs was shocked when a branch came in contact with an electrical wire and sent a current through the tree. St. Amant firefighters said the man was cutting limbs from a home on Drozin Mayers Road in St. Amant on Wednesday afternoon. Fire Chief James LeBlanc said the man is okay, but is being taken to a hospital for treatment.



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