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2016 Louisiana Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Louisiana customer went without power for about 6.8 hours — the 7th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.8
Peak customers out
26,343
Rank (worst state)
7th
Counties affected
20

Louisiana outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

5.8h20156.8h20167.2h20175.1h201810.2h201972.6h202099.7h20216.9h202212.8h202315.8h20246.2h2025

Hardest-hit Louisiana counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Orleans Parish26,3432East Baton Rouge Parish25,8493Ascension Parish16,0464Jefferson Parish15,5905Caddo Parish14,9786Livingston Parish14,4347Lafayette Parish12,4378Vermilion Parish12,1169Iberia Parish11,14710St. John the Baptist Parish9,98111Tangipahoa Parish9,57212Sabine Parish8,48013Assumption Parish8,21114Bossier Parish8,04315St. Tammany Parish7,62216St. Martin Parish7,49617Ouachita Parish7,27218Lafourche Parish6,32019St. Mary Parish6,04620Caldwell Parish5,980

Biggest Louisiana outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Orleans ParishAugust 4, 201626,343
East Baton Rouge ParishMay 20, 201625,849
East Baton Rouge ParishAugust 12, 201624,137
Orleans ParishMarch 19, 201623,759
Orleans ParishSeptember 3, 201622,098
Orleans ParishSeptember 10, 201618,767
Ascension ParishMay 19, 201616,046
Jefferson ParishMarch 10, 201615,590
Caddo ParishJuly 14, 201614,978
Livingston ParishAugust 12, 201614,434
Louisiana by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.