2015 Louisiana Power Outage Report
In 2015, the average Louisiana customer went without power for about 5.8 hours, the 6th worst of 49 states (US average 2.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
5.8
vs prior year
-
no earlier year loaded
Customer-hours out
14.0M
Peak customers out
192,123
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of LA customers
Counties reporting
64
Louisiana year over year
All 64 Louisiana counties, 2015
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assumption Parish | 40.8 | 275K | 6,738 | 6,738 | 285 |
| 2 | Sabine Parish | 22.1 | 378K | 17,148 | 14,819 | 753 |
| 3 | Red River Parish | 19.8 | 115K | 5,806 | 4,178 | 402 |
| 4 | Tensas Parish | 18.0 | 29K | 1,600 | 1,274 | 220 |
| 5 | Lafourche Parish | 13.9 | 497K | 35,705 | 18,097 | 596 |
| 6 | Bienville Parish | 13.6 | 69K | 5,075 | 2,313 | 460 |
| 7 | Iberville Parish | 13.5 | 158K | 11,710 | 3,525 | 389 |
| 8 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 13.2 | 96K | 7,258 | 3,231 | 258 |
| 9 | Calcasieu Parish | 12.6 | 630K | 49,912 | 39,045 | 1,087 |
| 10 | Cameron Parish | 11.0 | 30K | 2,695 | 1,106 | 144 |
| 11 | Tangipahoa Parish | 10.9 | 593K | 54,543 | 16,422 | 800 |
| 12 | Ascension Parish | 10.8 | 559K | 51,706 | 18,441 | 868 |
| 13 | Vernon Parish | 10.5 | 412K | 39,210 | 12,200 | 969 |
| 14 | Jackson Parish | 10.4 | 49K | 4,755 | 3,870 | 362 |
| 15 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 10.0 | 2.2M | 214,590 | 37,904 | 784 |
| 16 | De Soto Parish | 9.5 | 219K | 23,052 | 4,453 | 656 |
| 17 | Beauregard Parish | 9.3 | 244K | 26,155 | 7,771 | 929 |
| 18 | East Feliciana Parish | 9.1 | 67K | 7,347 | 3,141 | 594 |
| 19 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 8.5 | 90K | 10,596 | 2,667 | 362 |
| 20 | Allen Parish | 8.1 | 146K | 18,160 | 4,193 | 587 |
| 21 | Caldwell Parish | 7.2 | 29K | 4,046 | 4,046 | 455 |
| 22 | St. Helena Parish | 7.1 | 30K | 4,162 | 4,162 | 506 |
| 23 | Concordia Parish | 7.1 | 61K | 8,638 | 1,952 | 274 |
| 24 | Morehouse Parish | 6.9 | 78K | 11,166 | 3,306 | 516 |
| 25 | Winn Parish | 6.9 | 58K | 8,389 | 2,402 | 406 |
| 26 | Natchitoches Parish | 6.8 | 223K | 32,940 | 5,500 | 699 |
| 27 | East Carroll Parish | 6.7 | 22K | 3,227 | 1,433 | 232 |
| 28 | Grant Parish | 6.6 | 93K | 14,064 | 1,811 | 656 |
| 29 | Caddo Parish | 6.5 | 950K | 145,518 | 22,794 | 912 |
| 30 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 6.4 | 73K | 11,412 | 3,959 | 554 |
| 31 | West Feliciana Parish | 6.2 | 43K | 6,923 | 1,826 | 443 |
| 32 | St. Martin Parish | 5.8 | 106K | 18,207 | 2,616 | 372 |
| 33 | Livingston Parish | 5.8 | 328K | 56,101 | 24,096 | 891 |
| 34 | Washington Parish | 5.8 | 107K | 18,396 | 6,737 | 952 |
| 35 | St. James Parish | 5.5 | 63K | 11,499 | 2,233 | 249 |
| 36 | Madison Parish | 5.5 | 24K | 4,477 | 1,215 | 313 |
| 37 | Jefferson Parish | 5.4 | 1.2M | 230,746 | 38,946 | 903 |
| 38 | Orleans Parish | 5.4 | 1.1M | 212,936 | 31,162 | 931 |
| 39 | St. Charles Parish | 5.3 | 162K | 30,265 | 4,906 | 458 |
| 40 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 5.2 | 115K | 22,092 | 4,954 | 390 |
| 41 | Richland Parish | 4.8 | 43K | 8,935 | 3,859 | 450 |
| 42 | Union Parish | 4.5 | 32K | 7,091 | 936 | 206 |
| 43 | Claiborne Parish | 4.4 | 22K | 4,896 | 1,225 | 207 |
| 44 | Avoyelles Parish | 4.2 | 99K | 23,447 | 4,534 | 705 |
| 45 | Bossier Parish | 4.0 | 378K | 94,184 | 5,479 | 869 |
| 46 | West Carroll Parish | 4.0 | 17K | 4,278 | 1,414 | 128 |
| 47 | Webster Parish | 4.0 | 75K | 18,880 | 1,209 | 558 |
| 48 | Plaquemines Parish | 3.8 | 54K | 14,010 | 5,588 | 362 |
| 49 | Terrebonne Parish | 3.6 | 145K | 40,577 | 5,497 | 579 |
| 50 | Ouachita Parish | 3.5 | 214K | 61,793 | 3,529 | 1,079 |
| 51 | Evangeline Parish | 3.3 | 73K | 22,432 | 3,796 | 702 |
| 52 | St. Bernard Parish | 2.9 | 68K | 23,169 | 5,113 | 387 |
| 53 | LaSalle Parish | 2.8 | 18K | 6,475 | 739 | 348 |
| 54 | Rapides Parish | 2.7 | 301K | 110,551 | 6,094 | 999 |
| 55 | Vermilion Parish | 2.3 | 57K | 25,435 | 2,901 | 339 |
| 56 | St. Landry Parish | 2.0 | 95K | 47,280 | 3,387 | 789 |
| 57 | Franklin Parish | 1.9 | 16K | 8,528 | 1,209 | 398 |
| 58 | St. Tammany Parish | 1.7 | 284K | 164,188 | 7,071 | 1,187 |
| 59 | St. Mary Parish | 1.6 | 44K | 27,709 | 2,519 | 629 |
| 60 | Acadia Parish | 1.5 | 45K | 28,983 | 2,420 | 507 |
| 61 | Iberia Parish | 1.5 | 86K | 56,791 | 4,305 | 833 |
| 62 | Lincoln Parish | 0.8 | 21K | 26,566 | 1,389 | 317 |
| 63 | Lafayette Parish | 0.4 | 55K | 137,688 | 2,066 | 410 |
| 64 | Catahoula Parish | 0.3 | 1,133 | 3,902 | 54 | 32 |
Biggest Louisiana outages of 2015
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | May 26, 2015 04:00 | May 27, 2015 01:30 | 21h 30m | 39,045 | 34K |
| 2 | Jefferson Parish, LA | April 27, 2015 13:30 | May 2, 2015 23:30 | 5d 10h | 38,946 | 494K |
| 3 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | April 27, 2015 11:30 | May 2, 2015 10:45 | 4d 23h | 37,904 | 1.2M |
| 4 | Orleans Parish, LA | August 24, 2015 16:15 | August 25, 2015 09:15 | 17h | 31,162 | 12K |
| 5 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | February 17, 2015 12:30 | February 17, 2015 14:30 | 2h | 26,496 | 26K |
| 6 | Livingston Parish, LA | October 4, 2015 23:45 | October 5, 2015 00:00 | 15m | 24,096 | 6,024 |
| 7 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | April 20, 2015 02:15 | April 21, 2015 18:15 | 1d 16h | 24,090 | 178K |
| 8 | Caddo Parish, LA | May 25, 2015 20:30 | May 30, 2015 08:45 | 4d 12h | 22,794 | 264K |
| 9 | Ascension Parish, LA | April 22, 2015 13:30 | May 2, 2015 17:15 | 10d 3h | 18,441 | 402K |
| 10 | Lafourche Parish, LA | May 28, 2015 19:15 | May 28, 2015 22:45 | 3h 30m | 18,097 | 19K |
| 11 | Jefferson Parish, LA | February 20, 2015 14:15 | February 21, 2015 00:15 | 10h | 17,747 | 5,282 |
| 12 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | April 25, 2015 09:45 | May 2, 2015 02:45 | 6d 17h | 16,422 | 184K |
| 13 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | July 25, 2015 18:15 | July 26, 2015 12:45 | 18h 30m | 15,026 | 12K |
| 14 | Orleans Parish, LA | April 27, 2015 11:15 | April 29, 2015 04:15 | 1d 17h | 14,855 | 204K |
| 15 | Sabine Parish, LA | October 19, 2015 14:15 | October 19, 2015 19:00 | 4h 45m | 14,819 | 18K |
| 16 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | June 29, 2015 13:00 | July 3, 2015 07:00 | 3d 18h | 14,662 | 33K |
| 17 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | July 19, 2015 03:00 | July 24, 2015 04:45 | 5d 1h | 13,855 | 19K |
| 18 | Orleans Parish, LA | May 24, 2015 19:30 | May 27, 2015 05:45 | 2d 10h | 12,526 | 56K |
| 19 | Vernon Parish, LA | April 27, 2015 11:30 | April 30, 2015 05:00 | 2d 17h | 12,200 | 121K |
| 20 | Jefferson Parish, LA | May 18, 2015 13:00 | May 19, 2015 07:15 | 18h 15m | 11,975 | 20K |
| 21 | Orleans Parish, LA | October 25, 2015 09:00 | October 27, 2015 09:45 | 2d | 11,533 | 163K |
| 22 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | June 23, 2015 12:00 | June 27, 2015 08:45 | 3d 20h | 11,444 | 118K |
| 23 | Jefferson Parish, LA | April 24, 2015 22:15 | April 27, 2015 01:00 | 2d 2h | 11,221 | 42K |
| 24 | Orleans Parish, LA | July 19, 2015 03:00 | July 21, 2015 04:45 | 2d 1h | 9,520 | 41K |
| 25 | Sabine Parish, LA | July 21, 2015 08:15 | July 21, 2015 11:00 | 2h 45m | 9,368 | 23K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Louisiana's electricity customers in 2015; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.