2018 Louisiana Power Outage Report
In 2018, the average Louisiana customer went without power for about 5.2 hours, the 18th worst of 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
5.2
vs prior year
▼ 28%
vs 2017
Customer-hours out
12.4M
Peak customers out
64,500
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
89%
of LA customers
Counties reporting
64
Louisiana year over year
All 64 Louisiana counties, 2018
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 | Tensas Parish | 80.0 | 128K | 1,600 | 1,600 | 227 |
| 2 | Bienville Parish | 27.2 | 138K | 5,075 | 2,323 | 419 |
| 3 | Red River Parish | 24.4 | 142K | 5,806 | 2,660 | 440 |
| 4 | Claiborne Parish | 23.0 | 113K | 4,896 | 1,960 | 198 |
| 5 | St. Helena Parish | 20.6 | 86K | 4,162 | 3,194 | 1,228 |
| 6 | Catahoula Parish | 20.5 | 80K | 3,902 | 75 | 50 |
| 7 | East Feliciana Parish | 20.1 | 148K | 7,347 | 3,992 | 1,289 |
| 8 | LaSalle Parish | 19.9 | 129K | 6,475 | 5,567 | 277 |
| 9 | Jackson Parish | 18.7 | 89K | 4,755 | 4,014 | 362 |
| 10 | East Carroll Parish | 17.0 | 55K | 3,227 | 1,709 | 251 |
| 11 | Grant Parish | 11.2 | 157K | 14,064 | 4,429 | 515 |
| 12 | Tangipahoa Parish | 11.0 | 599K | 54,543 | 9,351 | 759 |
| 13 | De Soto Parish | 10.7 | 248K | 23,052 | 3,706 | 665 |
| 14 | St. Bernard Parish | 10.4 | 240K | 23,169 | 12,065 | 395 |
| 15 | Sabine Parish | 9.2 | 157K | 17,148 | 2,901 | 704 |
| 16 | Assumption Parish | 9.0 | 60K | 6,738 | 3,429 | 268 |
| 17 | Winn Parish | 8.6 | 72K | 8,389 | 1,590 | 338 |
| 18 | Caldwell Parish | 8.5 | 34K | 4,046 | 4,046 | 374 |
| 19 | Avoyelles Parish | 8.4 | 198K | 23,447 | 3,349 | 573 |
| 20 | Calcasieu Parish | 7.4 | 372K | 49,912 | 7,706 | 957 |
| 21 | Lafourche Parish | 7.4 | 264K | 35,705 | 6,339 | 519 |
| 22 | Washington Parish | 7.1 | 131K | 18,396 | 8,053 | 996 |
| 23 | Allen Parish | 7.1 | 129K | 18,160 | 4,121 | 743 |
| 24 | Bossier Parish | 7.1 | 668K | 94,184 | 12,031 | 795 |
| 25 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 7.0 | 51K | 7,258 | 1,815 | 663 |
| 26 | Caddo Parish | 7.0 | 1.0M | 145,518 | 17,833 | 571 |
| 27 | Beauregard Parish | 6.8 | 178K | 26,155 | 4,581 | 905 |
| 28 | Plaquemines Parish | 6.7 | 95K | 14,010 | 3,542 | 371 |
| 29 | Ouachita Parish | 6.6 | 408K | 61,793 | 5,963 | 966 |
| 30 | St. James Parish | 6.6 | 76K | 11,499 | 3,133 | 451 |
| 31 | Natchitoches Parish | 6.5 | 215K | 32,940 | 3,723 | 734 |
| 32 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 6.4 | 141K | 22,092 | 6,704 | 637 |
| 33 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 6.4 | 73K | 11,412 | 3,982 | 459 |
| 34 | Madison Parish | 6.1 | 27K | 4,477 | 4,477 | 265 |
| 35 | Richland Parish | 5.8 | 52K | 8,935 | 1,609 | 418 |
| 36 | St. Charles Parish | 5.8 | 175K | 30,265 | 4,615 | 464 |
| 37 | Webster Parish | 5.8 | 109K | 18,880 | 3,416 | 472 |
| 38 | Terrebonne Parish | 5.7 | 231K | 40,577 | 5,959 | 530 |
| 39 | Iberville Parish | 5.5 | 65K | 11,710 | 1,572 | 631 |
| 40 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 5.2 | 55K | 10,596 | 1,763 | 1,002 |
| 41 | Union Parish | 5.2 | 37K | 7,091 | 845 | 217 |
| 42 | West Feliciana Parish | 5.2 | 36K | 6,923 | 1,008 | 700 |
| 43 | Concordia Parish | 5.1 | 44K | 8,638 | 2,205 | 301 |
| 44 | Morehouse Parish | 5.0 | 56K | 11,166 | 2,746 | 516 |
| 45 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 4.7 | 1.0M | 214,590 | 16,890 | 530 |
| 46 | Cameron Parish | 4.5 | 12K | 2,695 | 878 | 117 |
| 47 | St. Martin Parish | 4.5 | 82K | 18,207 | 4,594 | 596 |
| 48 | Rapides Parish | 4.3 | 481K | 110,551 | 7,554 | 577 |
| 49 | Acadia Parish | 4.2 | 121K | 28,983 | 6,069 | 775 |
| 50 | Ascension Parish | 4.0 | 209K | 51,706 | 5,554 | 1,040 |
| 51 | Orleans Parish | 4.0 | 854K | 212,936 | 23,059 | 817 |
| 52 | Lincoln Parish | 3.9 | 105K | 26,566 | 3,496 | 326 |
| 53 | St. Landry Parish | 3.5 | 163K | 47,280 | 4,886 | 955 |
| 54 | Evangeline Parish | 3.2 | 71K | 22,432 | 2,308 | 747 |
| 55 | Livingston Parish | 3.1 | 172K | 56,101 | 6,030 | 972 |
| 56 | Jefferson Parish | 3.0 | 684K | 230,746 | 12,553 | 794 |
| 57 | St. Mary Parish | 2.5 | 69K | 27,709 | 4,239 | 561 |
| 58 | Vermilion Parish | 2.5 | 63K | 25,435 | 3,877 | 675 |
| 59 | Vernon Parish | 2.4 | 95K | 39,210 | 2,232 | 877 |
| 60 | Iberia Parish | 2.4 | 134K | 56,791 | 4,931 | 739 |
| 61 | St. Tammany Parish | 2.3 | 385K | 164,188 | 12,363 | 952 |
| 62 | Franklin Parish | 2.1 | 18K | 8,528 | 2,174 | 393 |
| 63 | West Carroll Parish | 2.0 | 8,597 | 4,278 | 1,031 | 144 |
| 64 | Lafayette Parish | 0.9 | 120K | 137,688 | 12,638 | 793 |
Biggest Louisiana outages of 2018
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 | May 15, 2018 20:15 | May 16, 2018 23:15 | 1d 3h | 23,059 | 23K |
| 2 | Orleans Parish, LA | August 16, 2018 12:30 | August 17, 2018 05:30 | 17h | 20,642 | 16K |
| 3 | Orleans Parish, LA | October 21, 2018 01:00 | October 21, 2018 12:15 | 11h 15m | 18,001 | 53K |
| 4 | Caddo Parish, LA | June 5, 2018 07:15 | June 6, 2018 09:15 | 1d 2h | 17,833 | 40K |
| 5 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | April 13, 2018 16:30 | April 17, 2018 09:30 | 3d 17h | 16,890 | 155K |
| 6 | Orleans Parish, LA | January 16, 2018 13:15 | January 19, 2018 08:00 | 2d 18h | 15,997 | 17K |
| 7 | Orleans Parish, LA | June 13, 2018 20:00 | June 13, 2018 22:15 | 2h 15m | 13,849 | 3,507 |
| 8 | Orleans Parish, LA | July 3, 2018 10:00 | July 4, 2018 01:30 | 15h 30m | 13,454 | 30K |
| 9 | Orleans Parish, LA | October 30, 2018 12:00 | October 31, 2018 04:30 | 16h 30m | 13,047 | 14K |
| 10 | Lafayette Parish, LA | December 28, 2018 21:00 | December 28, 2018 22:45 | 1h 45m | 12,638 | 3,161 |
| 11 | Jefferson Parish, LA | October 18, 2018 21:45 | October 19, 2018 04:15 | 6h 30m | 12,553 | 22K |
| 12 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | November 1, 2018 07:00 | November 3, 2018 01:15 | 1d 18h | 12,363 | 50K |
| 13 | St. Bernard Parish, LA | January 17, 2018 03:30 | January 18, 2018 09:00 | 1d 5h | 12,065 | 174K |
| 14 | Bossier Parish, LA | April 13, 2018 15:45 | April 18, 2018 02:45 | 4d 11h | 12,031 | 143K |
| 15 | Caddo Parish, LA | July 29, 2018 12:45 | August 4, 2018 08:45 | 5d 20h | 11,483 | 118K |
| 16 | Jefferson Parish, LA | June 29, 2018 11:45 | July 12, 2018 20:30 | 13d 8h | 10,766 | 60K |
| 17 | Orleans Parish, LA | November 14, 2018 11:30 | November 15, 2018 11:00 | 23h 30m | 10,484 | 26K |
| 18 | Jefferson Parish, LA | March 22, 2018 15:45 | March 24, 2018 03:30 | 1d 11h | 10,476 | 4,914 |
| 19 | Bossier Parish, LA | November 3, 2018 17:30 | November 4, 2018 05:45 | 12h 15m | 9,759 | 9,685 |
| 20 | Lafayette Parish, LA | October 1, 2018 08:15 | October 1, 2018 09:45 | 1h 30m | 9,710 | 3,313 |
| 21 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | March 11, 2018 14:00 | March 12, 2018 04:15 | 14h 15m | 9,351 | 29K |
| 22 | Bossier Parish, LA | July 29, 2018 15:15 | July 31, 2018 22:00 | 2d 6h | 9,160 | 42K |
| 23 | Jefferson Parish, LA | May 18, 2018 11:30 | May 20, 2018 05:15 | 1d 17h | 9,148 | 24K |
| 24 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | June 4, 2018 03:15 | June 8, 2018 00:00 | 3d 20h | 8,412 | 53K |
| 25 | Jefferson Parish, LA | March 6, 2018 12:15 | March 7, 2018 05:30 | 17h 15m | 8,363 | 18K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 89% of Louisiana's electricity customers in 2018; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2018 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.