2016 Louisiana Power Outage Report
In 2016, the average Louisiana customer went without power for about 6.8 hours, the 7th worst of 49 states (US average 3.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
6.8
vs prior year
▲ 18%
vs 2015
Customer-hours out
16.5M
Peak customers out
118,470
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of LA customers
Counties reporting
64
Louisiana year over year
All 64 Louisiana counties, 2016
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 | 28.3 | 191K | 6,738 | 6,738 | 265 |
| 2 | Sabine Parish | 28.3 | 485K | 17,148 | 8,480 | 630 |
| 3 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 23.6 | 520K | 22,092 | 9,981 | 422 |
| 4 | Livingston Parish | 22.5 | 1.3M | 56,101 | 14,434 | 959 |
| 5 | St. Helena Parish | 19.8 | 82K | 4,162 | 2,370 | 648 |
| 6 | Bienville Parish | 19.3 | 98K | 5,075 | 2,911 | 409 |
| 7 | Ascension Parish | 17.7 | 917K | 51,706 | 16,046 | 745 |
| 8 | Tensas Parish | 16.7 | 27K | 1,600 | 1,600 | 301 |
| 9 | East Feliciana Parish | 14.9 | 110K | 7,347 | 2,340 | 803 |
| 10 | Red River Parish | 13.8 | 80K | 5,806 | 1,380 | 363 |
| 11 | St. James Parish | 13.4 | 154K | 11,499 | 3,744 | 256 |
| 12 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 13.3 | 2.8M | 214,590 | 25,849 | 670 |
| 13 | Tangipahoa Parish | 13.1 | 714K | 54,543 | 9,572 | 743 |
| 14 | Grant Parish | 12.7 | 178K | 14,064 | 2,939 | 413 |
| 15 | LaSalle Parish | 12.5 | 81K | 6,475 | 5,692 | 250 |
| 16 | Natchitoches Parish | 11.4 | 376K | 32,940 | 4,586 | 601 |
| 17 | Catahoula Parish | 10.1 | 39K | 3,902 | 60 | 35 |
| 18 | West Feliciana Parish | 9.9 | 69K | 6,923 | 1,770 | 566 |
| 19 | Calcasieu Parish | 9.9 | 493K | 49,912 | 5,087 | 994 |
| 20 | Jackson Parish | 9.5 | 45K | 4,755 | 2,793 | 364 |
| 21 | East Carroll Parish | 9.4 | 30K | 3,227 | 2,864 | 248 |
| 22 | Caldwell Parish | 8.8 | 35K | 4,046 | 4,046 | 376 |
| 23 | Beauregard Parish | 8.5 | 222K | 26,155 | 4,578 | 957 |
| 24 | Cameron Parish | 8.4 | 23K | 2,695 | 1,006 | 161 |
| 25 | St. Martin Parish | 8.4 | 153K | 18,207 | 7,496 | 597 |
| 26 | De Soto Parish | 8.3 | 192K | 23,052 | 5,650 | 519 |
| 27 | Union Parish | 8.3 | 59K | 7,091 | 1,710 | 196 |
| 28 | Bossier Parish | 8.3 | 779K | 94,184 | 8,043 | 677 |
| 29 | Richland Parish | 7.4 | 66K | 8,935 | 2,487 | 447 |
| 30 | Winn Parish | 7.3 | 62K | 8,389 | 2,387 | 325 |
| 31 | Claiborne Parish | 7.3 | 36K | 4,896 | 1,152 | 197 |
| 32 | Webster Parish | 7.1 | 134K | 18,880 | 3,969 | 460 |
| 33 | Vermilion Parish | 7.0 | 178K | 25,435 | 12,116 | 743 |
| 34 | Washington Parish | 6.9 | 127K | 18,396 | 5,174 | 1,006 |
| 35 | Plaquemines Parish | 6.7 | 94K | 14,010 | 5,444 | 377 |
| 36 | Madison Parish | 6.5 | 29K | 4,477 | 1,761 | 306 |
| 37 | Iberville Parish | 6.3 | 74K | 11,710 | 2,355 | 327 |
| 38 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 6.1 | 44K | 7,258 | 2,271 | 272 |
| 39 | Caddo Parish | 6.0 | 875K | 145,518 | 14,978 | 767 |
| 40 | Allen Parish | 5.7 | 104K | 18,160 | 1,872 | 717 |
| 41 | Morehouse Parish | 5.4 | 60K | 11,166 | 1,583 | 513 |
| 42 | Lafourche Parish | 5.2 | 187K | 35,705 | 6,320 | 646 |
| 43 | Concordia Parish | 5.0 | 43K | 8,638 | 3,778 | 275 |
| 44 | Orleans Parish | 4.9 | 1.1M | 212,936 | 26,343 | 895 |
| 45 | Avoyelles Parish | 4.8 | 113K | 23,447 | 3,335 | 579 |
| 46 | Acadia Parish | 4.7 | 137K | 28,983 | 4,866 | 747 |
| 47 | Vernon Parish | 4.5 | 176K | 39,210 | 3,323 | 835 |
| 48 | Ouachita Parish | 4.3 | 267K | 61,793 | 7,272 | 1,057 |
| 49 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 4.2 | 48K | 11,412 | 1,669 | 494 |
| 50 | St. Landry Parish | 4.0 | 188K | 47,280 | 4,598 | 999 |
| 51 | St. Charles Parish | 3.9 | 119K | 30,265 | 4,029 | 486 |
| 52 | West Carroll Parish | 3.3 | 14K | 4,278 | 1,411 | 165 |
| 53 | Rapides Parish | 3.1 | 338K | 110,551 | 3,913 | 788 |
| 54 | Terrebonne Parish | 3.0 | 123K | 40,577 | 3,626 | 539 |
| 55 | Jefferson Parish | 2.9 | 658K | 230,746 | 15,590 | 890 |
| 56 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 2.8 | 30K | 10,596 | 4,728 | 396 |
| 57 | St. Mary Parish | 2.7 | 75K | 27,709 | 6,046 | 710 |
| 58 | Evangeline Parish | 2.6 | 59K | 22,432 | 2,727 | 730 |
| 59 | St. Bernard Parish | 2.3 | 54K | 23,169 | 3,391 | 386 |
| 60 | Iberia Parish | 2.3 | 131K | 56,791 | 11,147 | 800 |
| 61 | Lincoln Parish | 2.1 | 56K | 26,566 | 2,410 | 310 |
| 62 | Franklin Parish | 1.9 | 16K | 8,528 | 1,353 | 391 |
| 63 | St. Tammany Parish | 1.7 | 284K | 164,188 | 7,622 | 1,048 |
| 64 | Lafayette Parish | 1.0 | 140K | 137,688 | 12,437 | 888 |
Biggest Louisiana outages of 2016
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orleans Parish, LA | August 4, 2016 12:15 | August 6, 2016 01:00 | 1d 12h | 26,343 | 54K |
| 2 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | May 20, 2016 02:30 | May 22, 2016 21:00 | 2d 18h | 25,849 | 327K |
| 3 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | August 12, 2016 20:45 | August 30, 2016 08:00 | 17d 11h | 24,137 | 1.8M |
| 4 | Orleans Parish, LA | March 19, 2016 03:30 | March 19, 2016 09:45 | 6h 15m | 23,759 | 29K |
| 5 | Orleans Parish, LA | September 3, 2016 02:00 | September 5, 2016 10:45 | 2d 8h | 22,098 | 15K |
| 6 | Orleans Parish, LA | September 10, 2016 12:30 | September 11, 2016 23:45 | 1d 11h | 18,767 | 49K |
| 7 | Ascension Parish, LA | May 19, 2016 23:45 | May 22, 2016 16:30 | 2d 16h | 16,046 | 83K |
| 8 | Jefferson Parish, LA | March 10, 2016 15:00 | March 11, 2016 23:45 | 1d 8h | 15,590 | 53K |
| 9 | Caddo Parish, LA | July 14, 2016 14:30 | July 18, 2016 19:30 | 4d 5h | 14,978 | 128K |
| 10 | Livingston Parish, LA | August 12, 2016 20:45 | August 28, 2016 09:45 | 15d 13h | 14,434 | 995K |
| 11 | Orleans Parish, LA | August 12, 2016 02:30 | August 12, 2016 12:15 | 9h 45m | 12,670 | 23K |
| 12 | Lafayette Parish, LA | May 20, 2016 01:00 | May 21, 2016 22:30 | 1d 21h | 12,437 | 35K |
| 13 | Jefferson Parish, LA | April 22, 2016 21:30 | April 23, 2016 00:15 | 2h 45m | 12,223 | 18K |
| 14 | Vermilion Parish, LA | May 19, 2016 23:30 | May 22, 2016 10:30 | 2d 11h | 12,116 | 95K |
| 15 | Livingston Parish, LA | May 20, 2016 01:00 | May 22, 2016 01:00 | 2d | 11,790 | 47K |
| 16 | Jefferson Parish, LA | July 15, 2016 11:00 | July 15, 2016 23:15 | 12h 15m | 11,683 | 6,270 |
| 17 | Iberia Parish, LA | January 28, 2016 18:45 | January 28, 2016 19:45 | 1h | 11,147 | 8,566 |
| 18 | Ascension Parish, LA | August 13, 2016 05:45 | August 24, 2016 08:00 | 11d 2h | 10,642 | 647K |
| 19 | Jefferson Parish, LA | May 20, 2016 01:00 | May 22, 2016 03:15 | 2d 2h | 10,617 | 58K |
| 20 | Livingston Parish, LA | July 2, 2016 23:00 | July 12, 2016 09:30 | 9d 10h | 10,320 | 20K |
| 21 | Caddo Parish, LA | August 25, 2016 12:00 | August 31, 2016 02:45 | 5d 14h | 10,030 | 67K |
| 22 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | February 23, 2016 21:30 | February 28, 2016 21:30 | 5d | 9,981 | 379K |
| 23 | Orleans Parish, LA | May 20, 2016 04:00 | May 21, 2016 11:00 | 1d 7h | 9,716 | 50K |
| 24 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | January 16, 2016 11:15 | January 16, 2016 11:45 | 30m | 9,572 | 4,074 |
| 25 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | October 25, 2016 00:00 | October 25, 2016 07:45 | 7h 45m | 9,386 | 11K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Louisiana's electricity customers in 2016; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.