Power Outages in Vernon Parish, LA
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Vernon Parish, LA across 1 reported incident. Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc, Cleco Power LLC and Entergy Louisiana LLC publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.0 hours.
Vernon Parish, LA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/vernon-parish
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Vernon Parish, LA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/louisiana/vernon-parish
0.0%of this county's ~28,450 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Southwestern Electric Power Co. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc, Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleco Power LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Vernon 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71446 | 260 | 23 | 192 | ≤11 |
| 70656 | 64 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 71403 | 57 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 71461 | 41 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 71439 | 27 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 70639 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71459 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Vernon Parish or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Vernon Parish has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×5
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Vernon Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 21m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,810 customers out (4.6% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 907 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 290 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 713 customers out (1.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Vernon 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 Vernon Parishisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Vernon Parish went about 11.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 24,749 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 11.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 24,749 customers out) · decade average 24.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 969 | 12,200 | 10.5 |
| 2016 | 835 | 3,323 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 798 | 3,214 | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 877 | 2,232 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 880 | 5,146 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 756 | 24,749 | 174.1 |
| 2021 | 842 | 5,691 | 9.1 |
| 2022 | 883 | 6,053 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 745 | 12,130 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | 855 | 11,423 | 21.3 |
| 2025 | 894 | 10,441 | 11.0 |
Cost of power in Vernon Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Vernon 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
- Southwestern Electric Power Co13.9¢206,984 cust
- Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc13.1¢40,452 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 hurricanes exposure · 24.2 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 Vernon Parish: FAQ
- How often does Vernon Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Vernon Parish, LA logged 894 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Vernon Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 24,749 customers without power, beginning August 26, 2020 and lasting about 32d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Vernon Parish, LA right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Vernon Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc, Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Vernon Parish.
70639, 70656, 70659, 71403, 71438, 71439, 71446, 71459, 71461, 71474, 71475
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 | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Outages only | |
| Cleco Power LLC | - | Live · total only | - |
| Beauregard 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/22115 and /api/v1/counties/22115/history. Live data as of .