Power Outages in Plaquemines Parish, LA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 20 customers are without power in Plaquemines Parish, LA across 1 reported incident. Entergy Louisiana LLC publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.4 hours.
Plaquemines Parish, LA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/plaquemines-parish
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Plaquemines Parish, LA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/louisiana/plaquemines-parish
0.0%of this county's ~12,718 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Louisiana LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Plaquemines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70037 | 99 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 70083 | 31 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 70041 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 70040 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 70091 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 70082 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 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 Plaquemines Parish or any town and utility in it.
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Plaquemines Parish has been under 55 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Warning ×8
- Storm Surge Warning ×8
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×4
Latest Plaquemines Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 421 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,394 customers out (17% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,067 customers out (7.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 173 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 245 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parishisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Plaquemines Parish went about 8.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,572 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 8.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 12,572 customers out) · decade average 34.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 362 | 5,588 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 377 | 5,444 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 299 | 5,584 | 6.0 |
| 2018 | 371 | 3,542 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 319 | 3,240 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 320 | 12,430 | 87.9 |
| 2021 | 420 | 12,572 | 226.3 |
| 2022 | 569 | 2,201 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 504 | 2,545 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 393 | 4,437 | 12.1 |
| 2025 | 580 | 6,535 | 8.4 |
Cost of power in Plaquemines Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Plaquemines 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
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 · 34.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Plaquemines Parish: FAQ
- How often does Plaquemines Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Plaquemines Parish, LA logged 580 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Plaquemines Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,572 customers without power, beginning August 29, 2021 and lasting about 45d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Plaquemines Parish, LA right now?
- Yes, about 20 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Plaquemines Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Louisiana LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Plaquemines Parish.
70037, 70038, 70040, 70041, 70050, 70082, 70083, 70091
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 | - |
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/22075 and /api/v1/counties/22075/history. Live data as of .