Power Outages in Richland Parish, LA
Entergy Louisiana LLC publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.3 hours.
Richland Parish, LA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/richland-parish
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Richland Parish, LA". https://massoutage.com/louisiana/richland-parish
Entergy Louisiana LLC publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~12,318 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.. 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc. | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Richland 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71269 | 166 | 21 | 124 | ≤11 |
| 71259 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 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 Richland Parish or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Richland Parish has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Richland Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 453 customers out (4.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 426 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 134 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 24m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,050 customers out (23% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Richland Parish
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Richland Parish went about 5.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,585 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 5.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,585 customers out) · decade average 10.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 450 | 3,859 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 447 | 2,487 | 7.4 |
| 2017 | 428 | 1,972 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 418 | 1,609 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 385 | 2,216 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 390 | 4,533 | 28.1 |
| 2021 | 531 | 5,585 | 35.0 |
| 2022 | 626 | 2,230 | 7.1 |
| 2023 | 573 | 3,694 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 524 | 2,335 | 6.4 |
| 2025 | 694 | 1,932 | 5.3 |
Cost of power in Richland Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Richland 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
- Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.11.2¢11,593 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 10.5 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 Richland Parish: FAQ
- How often does Richland Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Richland Parish, LA logged 694 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Richland Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,585 customers without power, beginning February 17, 2021 and lasting about 8d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Richland Parish, LA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Richland Parish, LA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Richland Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Louisiana LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Richland Parish.
71218, 71259, 71269, 71279
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 | - |
| Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc. | 4.4 hrs | 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/22083 and /api/v1/counties/22083/history.