The nation's universal emergency response line, 9-1-1, was down for roughly 3 hours across much of Louisiana before being restored later Thursday afternoon.

The outages were caused by multiple cuts to a 911 fiber line in Mississippi, affecting agencies from St. Bernard Parish to Lafayette Parish, and some counties in Mississippi.

" Our teams have dispatched and are working as quickly as possible to repair multiple fiber cuts, affecting 9-1-1 service for some customers in Louisiana and Mississippi," a spokesperson for AT&T told The Advocate in a statement. "We understand how important these services are and appreciate the patience of our customers."

Reports of 911 service returning to other parishes came in around 4 p.m. Thursday. Those parishes included Orleans, Jefferson, Lafayette an

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