Power Outages in Ascension Parish, LA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Ascension Parish, LA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.6 hours.
Ascension Parish, LA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Ascension Parish.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Ascension Parish has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 19, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Ascension Parish
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ascension Parish went about 6.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 54,507 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 54,507 customers out) · decade average 28.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 868 | 18,441 | 10.8 |
| 2016 | 745 | 16,046 | 17.7 |
| 2017 | 831 | 10,389 | 7.6 |
| 2018 | 1,040 | 5,554 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 793 | 8,501 | 7.6 |
| 2020 | 918 | 15,761 | 9.6 |
| 2021 | 351 | 54,507 | 197.4 |
| 2022 | 633 | 12,951 | 8.1 |
| 2023 | 727 | 10,422 | 9.6 |
| 2024 | 573 | 42,788 | 33.8 |
| 2025 | 779 | 7,605 | 6.6 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 28.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Ascension Parish: FAQ
- How often does Ascension Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ascension Parish, LA logged 779 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ascension Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 54,507 customers without power, beginning August 28, 2021 and lasting about 53d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Ascension Parish, LA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ascension Parish, LA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ascension Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include DIXIE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ascension Parish.
70346, 70725, 70734, 70737, 70769, 70774, 70778
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXIE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/22005 and /api/v1/counties/22005/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Louisiana customers).