Power Outages in Louisiana by City
Most of Louisiana's outage time in 2024 came on a few major storm days: 728 minutes in total, but 206 on ordinary days.
Power outage record for Louisiana
Worst year: 2021. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Louisiana electric customers averaged 2.72 outages and 728 minutes (12.1 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Louisiana 42nd of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 206 minutes (US 126). About 72% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2021 (4,811 minutes), the best 2022 (304). 2024 was well below the 2019–2023 average of 1,959 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Entergy Louisiana LLC, 1,124,748 customers, 610 minutes; Cleco Power LLC, 293,902 customers, 730 minutes; Entergy New Orleans, LLC, 211,631 customers, 586 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 9 utilities with 25,000+ customers, City of Lafayette - (LA) had the least outage time (167 minutes) and Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc the most (3,034 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 11,974 NOAA storm reports in Louisiana, led by thunderstorm wind 3,490, flash flood 1,658, hail 1,275. Power outages are named in 76 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- August 29, 2021, East Baton Rouge (hurricane (typhoon)): “Nearly 250,000 homes/businesses were without power during the peak.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- October 9, 2020, East Baton Rouge (tropical storm): “Over 140 roads were blocked by fallen trees and at the peak, more than 75,000 homes or approximately 35 percent of the parish were without power.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- August 11, 2017, Caddo (thunderstorm wind): “Over 20,000 customers were without power across South Shreveport and Southern Caddo Parish.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Entergy Louisiana LLC serves the most customers (1,124,748). Source: EIA Form 861.
Louisiana ranks 3rd of 4 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
August had the most (13). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Louisiana, city by city
5 Louisiana cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- New Orleans Entergy New Orleans
- Baton Rouge Entergy Louisiana
- Shreveport SWEPCO
- Lafayette Lafayette Utilities System (LUS)
- Lake Charles Entergy Louisiana
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Louisiana right now?
Possibly: 1 report from Louisiana on this site in the last 24 hours. Open your city to see where.
How long are power outages in Louisiana?
In 2024 the average Louisiana electric customer was without power for 728 minutes (12.1 hours) across 2.72 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Louisiana utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc reported the most: 3,034 minutes per customer. City of Lafayette - (LA) reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Louisiana?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 76 storm episodes in Louisiana since 2015, most often in August (13 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in Louisiana with Power Outages Information
Lafayette
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 130,554
Lafayette Utilities System (LUS)