Power Outages in Union Parish, LA
Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc and Entergy Louisiana LLC publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.8 hours.
Union Parish, LA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/union-parish
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Union Parish, LA". https://massoutage.com/louisiana/union-parish
Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc and Entergy Louisiana LLC publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~13,890 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc, Entergy Louisiana LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71241 | 124 | ≤11 | 91 | ≤11 |
| 71234 | 65 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 71260 | 41 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 71222 | 35 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 71277 | 30 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 71256 | 14 | ≤11 | 13 | 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 Union Parish or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Union Parish right now.
Union Parish has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Union Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 29m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 183 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 164 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 164 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 51m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 188 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Union Parish
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union Parish went about 21.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,091 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 21.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 7,091 customers out) · decade average 39.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 206 | 936 | 4.5 |
| 2016 | 196 | 1,710 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | 183 | 1,562 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 217 | 845 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 199 | 1,230 | 9.9 |
| 2020 | 366 | 7,091 | 207.1 |
| 2021 | 616 | 5,546 | 36.0 |
| 2022 | 676 | 4,036 | 31.1 |
| 2023 | 700 | 7,091 | 72.0 |
| 2024 | 650 | 6,059 | 38.3 |
| 2025 | 384 | 3,059 | 21.8 |
Cost of power in Union Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Union 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
- Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc13.3¢21,354 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 ice storms exposure · 39.8 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 Union Parish: FAQ
- How often does Union Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union Parish, LA logged 384 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,091 customers without power, beginning July 16, 2023 and lasting about 3d.
- Is there a power outage in Union Parish, LA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Union Parish, LA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Union Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc, Entergy Louisiana LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union Parish.
71222, 71234, 71241, 71256, 71260, 71277, 71280
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 | - |
| Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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/22111 and /api/v1/counties/22111/history.