Power Outages in De Soto Parish, LA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in De Soto Parish, LA across 1 reported incident. Cleco Power LLC publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.3 hours.
De Soto Parish, LA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/de-soto-parish
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in De Soto Parish, LA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/louisiana/de-soto-parish
0.0%of this county's ~18,730 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc, Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cleco Power LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleco Power LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc | Outages only | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in De Soto 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71052 | 130 | 14 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 71078 | 85 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 71049 | 45 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 71032 | 32 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 71027 | 30 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 71030 | 17 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 71046 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 71063 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 De Soto Parish or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for De Soto Parish right now.
De Soto Parish has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Latest De Soto Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,372 customers out (10% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 296 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 286 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 50m
Hardest-hit cities in De Soto 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 De Soto Parishisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in De Soto Parish went about 8.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,891 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 8.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 11,091 customers out) · decade average 22.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 656 | 4,453 | 9.5 |
| 2016 | 519 | 5,650 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | 527 | 12,891 | 33.6 |
| 2018 | 665 | 3,706 | 10.7 |
| 2019 | 691 | 3,950 | 11.8 |
| 2020 | 636 | 12,118 | 40.8 |
| 2021 | 559 | 6,032 | 27.6 |
| 2022 | 612 | 4,501 | 16.2 |
| 2023 | 603 | 11,091 | 46.6 |
| 2024 | 638 | 6,642 | 32.4 |
| 2025 | 651 | 3,636 | 8.3 |
Cost of power in De Soto Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for De Soto 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.
- Cleco Power LLC14.3¢252,816 cust
- Southwestern Electric Power Co13.9¢206,984 cust
- Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc9.9¢8,485 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.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 22.4 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 De Soto Parish: FAQ
- How often does De Soto Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, De Soto Parish, LA logged 651 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in De Soto Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,891 customers without power, beginning May 28, 2017 and lasting about 4d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in De Soto Parish, LA right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve De Soto Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Cleco Power LLC, Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc, Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within De Soto Parish.
71027, 71030, 71032, 71046, 71049, 71052, 71063, 71078
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Outages only | |
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | 18.6 hrs | Outages only | - |
| Cleco Power LLC | - | Live · total only | - |
| Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc | - | Outages only | - |
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/22031 and /api/v1/counties/22031/history. Live data as of .