Page 18 - Louisiana 811 Magazine 2018 Issue 3

D g d b t not by digging
Electriculfires linked to underground lines damaged by home repairs
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hou~L‘ and Inserting apncml yacks under
- I the ioundauon Lhat bung the house back
, lo the correctl2vnl.OfcoursC,digg1ng
g‘ ” chm hula. xL‘qu|ms a call to am and 21
.:;._7_ «. wmung pnnud before work can begin
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, ¢_ ’ .n" excavating amundlhnioundauon of
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‘ x“ where houses and/or imluuz. was
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