A statement from AT&T says mass 911 outages that swept across parts of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama were caused by fiber cuts made by “third parties.”

Emergency services disrupted in St. Tammany Parish with phone issues reported in New Orleans. Officials urge backup contact methods.

Multiple law enforcement agencies across Louisiana have reported that 911, the nation's universal emergency number, is down or intermittently receiving calls.

Several Louisiana law enforcement agencies are currently experiencing outages where they are unable to receive emergency calls.

Multiple law enforcement agencies across Louisiana have reported that 911, the nation's universal emergency number, is down or intermittently receiving calls.

MANSFIELD, La. -- 911 services are down in multiple parishes in northwest Louisiana. The Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto and Natchitoches sheriff's offices cannot accept 911 calls. The DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office said a major fiber cut is affecting all landline phones. So, residents can't call 911 or the main office number.