Power Outages in Natchitoches Parish, LA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Natchitoches Parish, LA across 1 reported incident. Cleco Power LLC and Entergy Louisiana LLC publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Natchitoches, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.3 hours.
Natchitoches Parish, LA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/natchitoches-parish
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Natchitoches Parish, LA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/louisiana/natchitoches-parish
Not counted: no live feed for City of Natchitoches.
0.0%of this county's ~24,939 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Natchitoches. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: Southwestern Electric Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Outages only | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Natchitoches | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Natchitoches 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 (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71457 | 296 | 25 | 213 | ≤11 |
| 71469 | 56 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 71411 | 55 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤11 |
| 71070 | 25 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 71450 | 19 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 71456 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 71416 | 15 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 71468 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 71434 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71031 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71002 | ≤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 Natchitoches Parish or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Natchitoches Parish has been under 13 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
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Natchitoches Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 485 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,039 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 588 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
Hardest-hit cities in Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parishisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Natchitoches Parish went about 8.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,109 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 2020 (peak 13,109 customers out) · decade average 20.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 699 | 5,500 | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 601 | 4,586 | 11.4 |
| 2017 | 663 | 7,870 | 22.4 |
| 2018 | 734 | 3,723 | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 619 | 4,027 | 11.5 |
| 2020 | 537 | 13,109 | 83.7 |
| 2021 | 605 | 6,958 | 25.1 |
| 2022 | 679 | 4,005 | 9.5 |
| 2023 | 670 | 7,251 | 21.3 |
| 2024 | 677 | 4,160 | 12.8 |
| 2025 | 705 | 3,353 | 8.3 |
Cost of power in Natchitoches Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Natchitoches 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
- Southwestern Electric Power Co13.9¢206,984 cust
- City of Natchitoches10.6¢7,196 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 · 20.0 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 Natchitoches Parish: FAQ
- How often does Natchitoches Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Natchitoches Parish, LA logged 705 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Natchitoches Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,109 customers without power, beginning August 26, 2020 and lasting about 16d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Natchitoches Parish, LA right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Natchitoches Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Natchitoches Parish.
71002, 71066, 71070, 71411, 71414, 71416, 71428, 71434, 71450, 71452, 71455, 71456, 71457, 71468, 71469, 71497
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 | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Outages only | |
| Cleco Power LLC | - | Live · total only | - |
| City of Natchitoches | - | No live feed | - |
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/22069 and /api/v1/counties/22069/history. Live data as of .