Internet Outages in Louisiana by City
15% of Louisiana households are online only through a cellular plan, above the 11.5% national share, so a mobile network outage cuts off home internet for many.
Internet access in Louisiana
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 86.6% of 1,804,780 households (US 91%), 4th lowest of 50 states.
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 67%; cellular data only 15% (US 11.5%); satellite 7.9%; no subscription 13.3%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 53.9% of 2,357,476 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 33rd of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 63.5%. Cable: 78.2%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 55.4% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 20th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 79.6% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Lafayette (91.9%) and lowest in Shreveport (85.2%) of 5 Louisiana cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Lafayette has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (90% of homes); New Orleans the narrowest (43.1%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Louisiana electric customers averaged 728 minutes without power in 2024. Outages that long outlast the backup batteries in cable nodes and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Lafayette leads; Shreveport trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Louisiana is 4th of 4 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Louisiana, city by city
Listed for Louisiana: AT&T, Cox. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Louisiana right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Louisiana in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Louisiana can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 53.9% of 2,357,476 homes and businesses in Louisiana, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 63.5%.
What share of Louisiana households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 13.3% of Louisiana households without any internet subscription, and 15% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Louisiana city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Louisiana cities on this site, Lafayette has the highest share of households with broadband (91.9%) and Shreveport the lowest (85.2%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works