Power Outages in Iberia Parish, LA
Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC and Southwest Louisiana E M C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.8 hours.
Iberia Parish, LA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/iberia-parish
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Iberia Parish, LA". https://massoutage.com/louisiana/iberia-parish
Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC and Southwest Louisiana E M C publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~47,494 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleco Power LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Iberia 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70560 | 482 | 25 | 311 | ≤11 |
| 70563 | 163 | ≤11 | 111 | ≤11 |
| 70544 | 121 | ≤11 | 81 | ≤11 |
| 70528 | 32 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 70552 | 20 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 70513 | ≤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 Iberia Parish or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Iberia Parish has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Red Flag Warning ×1
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Iberia Parish
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Iberia Parish went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 34,091 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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 27,498 customers out) · decade average 7.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 833 | 4,305 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 800 | 11,147 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 733 | 3,068 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 739 | 4,931 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 729 | 34,091 | 22.7 |
| 2020 | 758 | 27,498 | 30.4 |
| 2021 | 754 | 7,716 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 776 | 6,657 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 731 | 10,208 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 734 | 6,513 | 5.9 |
| 2025 | 624 | 2,728 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in Iberia Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Iberia 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.
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 7.5 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 Iberia Parish: FAQ
- How often does Iberia Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Iberia Parish, LA logged 624 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Iberia Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 34,091 customers without power, beginning July 11, 2019 and lasting about 13d 9h.
- Is there a power outage in Iberia Parish, LA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Iberia Parish, LA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Iberia 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 Iberia Parish.
70513, 70528, 70544, 70552, 70560, 70563
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | 4.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Cleco Power LLC | - | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | - | Live · total 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/22045 and /api/v1/counties/22045/history.