Power Outages in Tensas Parish, LA
Entergy Louisiana LLC publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Concordia Electric Coop, Inc and Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 51.5 hours.
Tensas Parish, LA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/tensas-parish
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tensas Parish, LA". https://massoutage.com/louisiana/tensas-parish
Entergy Louisiana LLC publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Concordia Electric Coop, Inc and Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~4,161 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Concordia Electric Coop, Inc, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Concordia Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc. | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Tensas 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71357 | 27 | 0 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 71366 | 23 | 0 | 14 | ≤11 |
| 71375 | 17 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
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 Tensas Parish or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Tensas Parish has been under 17 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
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest Tensas Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 588 customers out (17% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Tensas Parish
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tensas Parish went about 51.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,600 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 51.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 1,600 customers out) · decade average 77.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 220 | 1,274 | 18.0 |
| 2016 | 301 | 1,600 | 16.7 |
| 2017 | 234 | 1,600 | 49.4 |
| 2018 | 227 | 1,600 | 80.0 |
| 2019 | 108 | 1,600 | 283.2 |
| 2020 | 172 | 1,600 | 83.4 |
| 2021 | 338 | 1,600 | 125.9 |
| 2022 | 408 | 1,600 | 61.6 |
| 2023 | 324 | 1,600 | 45.0 |
| 2024 | 293 | 1,600 | 38.9 |
| 2025 | 344 | 1,401 | 51.5 |
Cost of power in Tensas Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tensas 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
- Concordia Electric Coop, Inc13.1¢11,832 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 77.6 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 Tensas Parish: FAQ
- How often does Tensas Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tensas Parish, LA logged 344 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 51.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tensas Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,600 customers without power, beginning July 16, 2023 and lasting about 2d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Tensas Parish, LA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Tensas Parish, LA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Tensas Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Louisiana LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tensas Parish.
71357, 71366, 71375
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 | - |
| Concordia Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/22107 and /api/v1/counties/22107/history.