Power Outages in Lafayette Parish, LA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Lafayette Parish, LA across 1 reported incident. Entergy Louisiana LLC and Southwest Louisiana E M C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Lafayette - (LA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.8 hours.
Lafayette Parish, LA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/lafayette-parish
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lafayette Parish, LA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/louisiana/lafayette-parish
Not counted: no live feed for City of Lafayette - (LA).
0.0%of this county's ~120,214 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Lafayette - (LA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Louisiana LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lafayette - (LA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lafayette 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70501 | 356 | 41 | 183 | ≤11 |
| 70506 | 298 | 35 | 167 | ≤11 |
| 70508 | 253 | 22 | 180 | ≤11 |
| 70503 | 207 | 22 | 131 | ≤11 |
| 70520 | 176 | 20 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 70592 | 151 | 12 | 107 | 0 |
| 70507 | 134 | 15 | 82 | ≤11 |
| 70583 | 124 | 16 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 70529 | 106 | ≤11 | 76 | ≤11 |
| 70518 | 96 | ≤11 | 59 | 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 Lafayette Parish or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Lafayette Parish has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Fire Weather Watch on October 17, 2026.
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
Latest Lafayette Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 740 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,079 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,154 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parishisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lafayette Parish went about 5.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 50,670 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 5.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 50,670 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 410 | 2,066 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 888 | 12,437 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | 875 | 2,094 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 793 | 12,638 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 829 | 16,277 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 850 | 50,670 | 21.7 |
| 2021 | 998 | 5,395 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 1,035 | 4,646 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 841 | 3,303 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 950 | 26,337 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | 1,178 | 13,014 | 5.8 |
Cost of power in Lafayette Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lafayette 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
- Southwest Louisiana E M C11.6¢109,628 cust
- City of Lafayette - (LA)11.5¢60,634 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.
Very High hurricanes exposure · 3.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lafayette Parish: FAQ
- How often does Lafayette Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lafayette Parish, LA logged 1,178 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lafayette Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 50,670 customers without power, beginning October 9, 2020 and lasting about 8d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Lafayette Parish, LA right now?
- Yes, about 4 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lafayette Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Louisiana LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C.
Lafayette. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lafayette Parish level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lafayette Parish.
70501, 70503, 70506, 70507, 70508, 70518, 70520, 70529, 70558, 70583, 70592
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 | - |
| City of Lafayette - (LA) | 0.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| 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/22055 and /api/v1/counties/22055/history. Live data as of .