Power Outages in Evangeline Parish, LA
Is there a power outage in Evangeline Parish, LA right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Cleco Power LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C and Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc in Evangeline Parish, LA.
Evangeline Parish, LA is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/evangeline-parish
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- October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Evangeline Parish, LA", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/louisiana/evangeline-parish
No active outages are reported by Cleco Power LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C and Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc in Evangeline Parish.
Report an outage in Evangeline 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 Cleco Power LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C and Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
99%of this county's ~18,306 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 | 0 | 16,177 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | Live · county | 0 | 1,829 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 45 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Cleco Power LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C and Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc 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 Evangeline 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70586 | 299 | 42 | 204 | ≤11 |
| 70554 | 94 | 12 | 59 | 0 |
| 70515 | 36 | ≤11 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 71367 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 70524 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Evangeline Parish or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Evangeline Parish right now.
Evangeline Parish has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Fire Weather Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Evangeline Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 242 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 746 customers out (3.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,554 customers out (6.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Evangeline Parish
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Evangeline Parish went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,085 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 3.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 14,085 customers out) · decade average 8.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 702 | 3,684 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 730 | 2,727 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 660 | 4,245 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 747 | 2,308 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 612 | 7,082 | 8.5 |
| 2020 | 600 | 14,085 | 42.7 |
| 2021 | 601 | 8,181 | 7.5 |
| 2022 | 729 | 1,639 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 586 | 2,403 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 694 | 4,820 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 693 | 1,761 | 3.1 |
Cost of power in Evangeline Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Evangeline 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
- Southwest Louisiana E M C11.6¢109,628 cust
- Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc13.1¢40,452 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 Moderate hurricanes exposure · 8.3 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 Evangeline Parish: FAQ
- How often does Evangeline Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Evangeline Parish, LA logged 693 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Evangeline Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,085 customers without power, beginning August 26, 2020 and lasting about 14d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Evangeline Parish, LA right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 21:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Cleco Power LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C and Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc in Evangeline Parish, LA.
- Which utilities serve Evangeline Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc, Cleco Power LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Evangeline Parish.
70524, 70554, 70576, 70580, 70585, 70586, 71367
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 Evangeline Parish, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Louisiana →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleco Power LLC | - | Live · county | - |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | - | Live · county | - |
| Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/22039 and /api/v1/counties/22039/history.