Power Outages in Avoyelles Parish, LA
Is there a power outage in Avoyelles Parish, LA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC, about 11 customers are without power in Avoyelles Parish, LA across 1 reported incident.
Avoyelles Parish, LA is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/avoyelles-parish
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Avoyelles Parish, LA", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/louisiana/avoyelles-parish
Report an outage in Avoyelles Parish, LA
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Entergy Louisiana LLC, Cleco Power LLC and Southwest Louisiana E M C; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
91%of this county's ~24,413 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleco Power LLC | Live · county | 11 | 15,771 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | Live · county | 0 | 5,738 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | Live · county | 0 | 708 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC and Southwest Louisiana E M C reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Avoyelles Parishwho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71351 | 112 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 71322 | 58 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 71350 | 42 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 71355 | 34 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 71362 | 29 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 71341 | 28 | 0 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 71327 | 25 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 71369 | 21 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 71331 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71323 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71339 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71333 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Avoyelles Parish or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Avoyelles Parish right now.
Avoyelles Parish has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×5
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Avoyelles Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6d 5h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 493 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 242 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 511 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Avoyelles Parish
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Avoyelles Parishisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Avoyelles Parish went about 6.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,052 customers.
The US EIA reports Louisiana utilities averaged 4.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 6.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 18,052 customers out) · decade average 13.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 705 | 4,534 | 4.2 |
| 2016 | 579 | 3,335 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 562 | 12,762 | 13.8 |
| 2018 | 573 | 2,096 | 8.4 |
| 2019 | 345 | 6,368 | 13.6 |
| 2020 | 661 | 18,052 | 44.7 |
| 2021 | 702 | 15,648 | 33.0 |
| 2022 | 757 | 3,329 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 743 | 5,715 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 839 | 5,149 | 8.6 |
| 2025 | 737 | 4,196 | 6.7 |
Cost of power in Avoyelles Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Avoyelles Parish, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Entergy Louisiana LLC11.9¢961,871 cust
- Cleco Power LLC14.3¢252,816 cust
- Southwest Louisiana E M C11.6¢109,628 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 13.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Avoyelles Parish: FAQ
- How often does Avoyelles Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Avoyelles Parish, LA logged 737 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Avoyelles Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,052 customers without power, beginning August 26, 2020 and lasting about 14d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Avoyelles Parish, LA right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:40 UTC, about 11 customers are without power in Avoyelles Parish, LA across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Avoyelles Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Avoyelles Parish.
71320, 71322, 71323, 71327, 71331, 71333, 71339, 71341, 71350, 71351, 71355, 71362, 71369
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Avoyelles Parish, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Louisiana →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | 4.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Cleco Power LLC | - | Live · county | - |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | - | Live · county | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Louisiana customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/22009 and /api/v1/counties/22009/history. Live data as of .