Power Outages in Washington Parish, LA
Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC and Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.3 hours.
Washington Parish, LA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/louisiana/washington-parish
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washington Parish, LA". https://massoutage.com/louisiana/washington-parish
Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC and Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~25,173 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC, Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc.
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Washington 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70427 | 262 | ≤11 | 192 | ≤11 |
| 70438 | 214 | ≤11 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 70426 | 71 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 70450 | 35 | 0 | 28 | 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 Washington Parish or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Washington Parish has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×1
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Washington Parish, LA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 44m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 241 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 866 customers out (3.4% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 436 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Washington Parish
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington Parish went about 8.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,396 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 8.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 18,396 customers out) · decade average 18.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 952 | 6,737 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 1,006 | 5,174 | 6.9 |
| 2017 | 948 | 5,109 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 996 | 8,053 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 967 | 9,041 | 13.5 |
| 2020 | 1,006 | 8,714 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 765 | 18,396 | 116.8 |
| 2022 | 1,137 | 5,262 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 1,041 | 5,882 | 9.2 |
| 2024 | 965 | 7,405 | 15.9 |
| 2025 | 1,058 | 5,522 | 8.3 |
Cost of power in Washington Parish
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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
- Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc11.0¢51,187 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 · 18.8 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 Washington Parish: FAQ
- How often does Washington Parish, LA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington Parish, LA logged 1,058 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington Parish, LA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,396 customers without power, beginning August 29, 2021 and lasting about 14d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Washington Parish, LA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Washington Parish, LA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Washington Parish, LA?
- Tracked electric providers include Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana LLC, Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington Parish.
70426, 70427, 70438, 70450
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 | - |
| Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc | 8.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Cleco Power LLC | - | 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/22117 and /api/v1/counties/22117/history.