Power Outages in Vermilion Parish, LA
Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC and Southwest Louisiana E M C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Abbeville - (LA), City of Erath - (LA), City of Kaplan - (LA), Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc and Town of Gueydan. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.1 hours.
Vermilion Parish, LA is served by 8 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/vermilion-parish
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Vermilion Parish, LA". https://massoutage.com/louisiana/vermilion-parish
Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC and Southwest Louisiana E M C publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Abbeville - (LA), City of Erath - (LA), City of Kaplan - (LA), Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc and Town of Gueydan: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~29,800 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Abbeville - (LA), City of Erath - (LA), City of Kaplan - (LA), Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc, Town of Gueydan. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Abbeville - (LA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Erath - (LA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Kaplan - (LA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Gueydan | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Vermilion 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70510 | 256 | 34 | 173 | ≤11 |
| 70548 | 109 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 70533 | 76 | 12 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 70555 | 75 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 70542 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 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 Vermilion Parish or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Vermilion Parish right now.
Vermilion Parish has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×6
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Tsunami Warning ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Latest Vermilion Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 606 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 268 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Vermilion Parish
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Vermilion Parish went about 5.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,996 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 5.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 18,996 customers out) · decade average 12.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 339 | 2,901 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 743 | 12,116 | 7.0 |
| 2017 | 708 | 11,887 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 675 | 3,877 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 696 | 6,045 | 6.2 |
| 2020 | 684 | 18,996 | 80.5 |
| 2021 | 784 | 3,968 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 821 | 2,833 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 810 | 5,299 | 6.1 |
| 2024 | 773 | 9,972 | 11.6 |
| 2025 | 952 | 2,924 | 5.1 |
Cost of power in Vermilion Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Vermilion 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
- Southwest Louisiana E M C11.6¢109,628 cust
- Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc14.8¢9,366 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 · 12.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Vermilion Parish: FAQ
- How often does Vermilion Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Vermilion Parish, LA logged 952 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Vermilion Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,996 customers without power, beginning August 27, 2020 and lasting about 4d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Vermilion Parish, LA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Vermilion Parish, LA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Vermilion Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Louisiana LLC, Southwest Louisiana E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Vermilion Parish.
70510, 70533, 70542, 70548, 70555, 70575
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 | - |
| Cleco Power LLC | - | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | - | Live · total only | - |
| Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Abbeville - (LA) | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Kaplan - (LA) | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Gueydan | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Erath - (LA) | - | 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/22113 and /api/v1/counties/22113/history.