Power Outages in Jackson Parish, LA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Entergy Louisiana LLC and Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc in Jackson Parish, LA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.4 hours.
Jackson Parish, LA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/jackson-parish
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Jackson Parish, LA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/louisiana/jackson-parish
No active outages are reported by Entergy Louisiana LLC and Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc in Jackson Parish.
90%of this county's ~10,095 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | Live · county | 0 | 9,105 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 16 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Entergy Louisiana LLC and Claiborne 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 Jackson 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71251 | 128 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 71238 | 39 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 71226 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 71247 | 12 | 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 Jackson Parish or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Jackson Parish right now.
Jackson Parish has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×4
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Jackson Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 131 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 290 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 104 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Jackson Parish
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jackson Parish went about 12.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,755 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 12.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,755 customers out) · decade average 38.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 362 | 3,870 | 10.4 |
| 2016 | 364 | 2,793 | 9.5 |
| 2017 | 345 | 2,640 | 13.6 |
| 2018 | 362 | 4,014 | 18.7 |
| 2019 | 395 | 4,755 | 76.6 |
| 2020 | 417 | 4,755 | 174.1 |
| 2021 | 602 | 4,412 | 46.8 |
| 2022 | 556 | 3,727 | 20.8 |
| 2023 | 487 | 3,315 | 25.6 |
| 2024 | 497 | 2,582 | 18.8 |
| 2025 | 563 | 2,395 | 12.4 |
Cost of power in Jackson Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Jackson 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
- Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc13.3¢21,354 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 ice storms exposure · 38.9 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 Jackson Parish: FAQ
- How often does Jackson Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jackson Parish, LA logged 563 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jackson Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,755 customers without power, beginning May 8, 2019 and lasting about 6d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Jackson Parish, LA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Jackson Parish, LA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Jackson Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc, Entergy Louisiana LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jackson Parish.
71226, 71238, 71247, 71251, 71268
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 · county | - |
| Claiborne 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/22049 and /api/v1/counties/22049/history.