2019 Louisiana Power Outage Report
In 2019, the average Louisiana customer went without power for about 10.2 hours, the 4th worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
10.2
vs prior year
▲ 98%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
24.6M
Peak customers out
186,642
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
89%
of LA customers
Counties reporting
64
Louisiana year over year
All 64 Louisiana counties, 2019
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 | 283.2 | 453K | 1,600 | 1,600 | 108 |
| 2 | Jackson Parish | 76.6 | 364K | 4,755 | 4,755 | 395 |
| 3 | East Carroll Parish | 57.2 | 184K | 3,227 | 2,538 | 105 |
| 4 | Assumption Parish | 53.8 | 362K | 6,738 | 6,738 | 255 |
| 5 | Concordia Parish | 45.0 | 389K | 8,638 | 2,131 | 129 |
| 6 | Bienville Parish | 41.2 | 209K | 5,075 | 2,381 | 367 |
| 7 | St. Mary Parish | 33.2 | 919K | 27,709 | 17,613 | 335 |
| 8 | LaSalle Parish | 32.8 | 212K | 6,475 | 4,002 | 209 |
| 9 | Catahoula Parish | 32.8 | 128K | 3,902 | 70 | 41 |
| 10 | Terrebonne Parish | 26.8 | 1.1M | 40,577 | 25,602 | 442 |
| 11 | Caldwell Parish | 25.4 | 103K | 4,046 | 4,046 | 361 |
| 12 | Tangipahoa Parish | 24.9 | 1.4M | 54,543 | 28,202 | 625 |
| 13 | Red River Parish | 23.9 | 139K | 5,806 | 2,034 | 407 |
| 14 | Iberia Parish | 22.7 | 1.3M | 56,791 | 34,091 | 729 |
| 15 | Sabine Parish | 21.2 | 363K | 17,148 | 5,397 | 634 |
| 16 | St. Martin Parish | 20.1 | 366K | 18,207 | 9,619 | 472 |
| 17 | Grant Parish | 18.9 | 266K | 14,064 | 3,602 | 376 |
| 18 | St. Helena Parish | 18.8 | 78K | 4,162 | 4,162 | 1,169 |
| 19 | Winn Parish | 15.9 | 134K | 8,389 | 1,647 | 351 |
| 20 | Lafourche Parish | 15.9 | 567K | 35,705 | 19,407 | 539 |
| 21 | East Feliciana Parish | 13.7 | 101K | 7,347 | 5,864 | 1,179 |
| 22 | Avoyelles Parish | 13.6 | 319K | 23,447 | 6,368 | 345 |
| 23 | Claiborne Parish | 13.5 | 66K | 4,896 | 2,195 | 193 |
| 24 | Washington Parish | 13.5 | 248K | 18,396 | 9,041 | 967 |
| 25 | Iberville Parish | 13.3 | 156K | 11,710 | 4,384 | 548 |
| 26 | Madison Parish | 13.1 | 59K | 4,477 | 1,722 | 245 |
| 27 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 12.8 | 135K | 10,596 | 6,752 | 983 |
| 28 | De Soto Parish | 11.8 | 271K | 23,052 | 3,950 | 691 |
| 29 | Natchitoches Parish | 11.5 | 380K | 32,940 | 4,027 | 619 |
| 30 | Cameron Parish | 11.0 | 30K | 2,695 | 1,118 | 133 |
| 31 | Union Parish | 9.9 | 70K | 7,091 | 1,230 | 199 |
| 32 | Caddo Parish | 9.9 | 1.4M | 145,518 | 12,212 | 450 |
| 33 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 9.7 | 70K | 7,258 | 2,464 | 604 |
| 34 | Beauregard Parish | 9.3 | 242K | 26,155 | 4,305 | 580 |
| 35 | Webster Parish | 9.2 | 174K | 18,880 | 4,143 | 489 |
| 36 | Jefferson Parish | 8.7 | 2.0M | 230,746 | 28,125 | 690 |
| 37 | Bossier Parish | 8.7 | 818K | 94,184 | 13,161 | 575 |
| 38 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 8.6 | 189K | 22,092 | 7,226 | 664 |
| 39 | Evangeline Parish | 8.5 | 191K | 22,432 | 7,082 | 612 |
| 40 | Rapides Parish | 8.4 | 933K | 110,551 | 11,681 | 477 |
| 41 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 8.0 | 1.7M | 214,590 | 38,794 | 522 |
| 42 | St. Tammany Parish | 8.0 | 1.3M | 164,188 | 40,301 | 703 |
| 43 | Calcasieu Parish | 7.9 | 396K | 49,912 | 6,855 | 922 |
| 44 | St. Charles Parish | 7.6 | 230K | 30,265 | 8,737 | 374 |
| 45 | Ascension Parish | 7.6 | 391K | 51,706 | 8,501 | 793 |
| 46 | St. Landry Parish | 7.3 | 344K | 47,280 | 6,873 | 942 |
| 47 | Allen Parish | 7.2 | 131K | 18,160 | 2,839 | 672 |
| 48 | St. James Parish | 6.6 | 76K | 11,499 | 2,350 | 384 |
| 49 | Vermilion Parish | 6.2 | 158K | 25,435 | 6,045 | 696 |
| 50 | Ouachita Parish | 6.2 | 384K | 61,793 | 7,332 | 869 |
| 51 | Plaquemines Parish | 6.1 | 86K | 14,010 | 3,240 | 319 |
| 52 | Richland Parish | 6.1 | 55K | 8,935 | 2,216 | 385 |
| 53 | Orleans Parish | 5.8 | 1.2M | 212,936 | 33,505 | 800 |
| 54 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 5.5 | 63K | 11,412 | 3,484 | 502 |
| 55 | Acadia Parish | 5.2 | 150K | 28,983 | 3,026 | 786 |
| 56 | Livingston Parish | 4.6 | 259K | 56,101 | 5,354 | 1,000 |
| 57 | West Carroll Parish | 4.3 | 18K | 4,278 | 1,393 | 170 |
| 58 | Vernon Parish | 4.2 | 164K | 39,210 | 5,146 | 880 |
| 59 | West Feliciana Parish | 4.1 | 28K | 6,923 | 831 | 614 |
| 60 | Morehouse Parish | 3.9 | 44K | 11,166 | 1,544 | 456 |
| 61 | Lincoln Parish | 3.9 | 104K | 26,566 | 3,259 | 314 |
| 62 | Franklin Parish | 3.6 | 31K | 8,528 | 2,088 | 333 |
| 63 | St. Bernard Parish | 3.0 | 69K | 23,169 | 2,099 | 371 |
| 64 | Lafayette Parish | 2.2 | 303K | 137,688 | 16,277 | 829 |
Biggest Louisiana outages of 2019
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | October 25, 2019 11:45 | October 30, 2019 23:15 | 5d 11h | 40,301 | 921K |
| 2 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | July 25, 2019 12:00 | July 31, 2019 10:15 | 5d 22h | 38,794 | 148K |
| 3 | Iberia Parish, LA | July 11, 2019 23:45 | July 25, 2019 09:00 | 13d 9h | 34,091 | 1.1M |
| 4 | Orleans Parish, LA | July 30, 2019 15:30 | July 31, 2019 00:15 | 8h 45m | 33,505 | 117K |
| 5 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | July 10, 2019 09:00 | July 18, 2019 09:15 | 8d | 28,334 | 640K |
| 6 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | October 25, 2019 08:30 | November 15, 2019 11:30 | 21d 3h | 28,202 | 607K |
| 7 | Jefferson Parish, LA | October 25, 2019 08:00 | November 9, 2019 05:30 | 14d 21h | 28,125 | 699K |
| 8 | Terrebonne Parish, LA | July 12, 2019 13:15 | July 30, 2019 14:30 | 18d 1h | 25,602 | 861K |
| 9 | Orleans Parish, LA | October 26, 2019 04:45 | October 29, 2019 23:45 | 3d 19h | 20,394 | 240K |
| 10 | Jefferson Parish, LA | July 10, 2019 08:45 | July 19, 2019 10:30 | 9d 1h | 20,272 | 440K |
| 11 | Jefferson Parish, LA | July 30, 2019 11:45 | July 31, 2019 09:45 | 22h | 19,751 | 69K |
| 12 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | January 29, 2019 11:00 | January 30, 2019 07:45 | 20h 45m | 19,418 | 50K |
| 13 | Lafourche Parish, LA | July 12, 2019 18:45 | July 22, 2019 22:45 | 10d 4h | 19,407 | 417K |
| 14 | Jefferson Parish, LA | June 17, 2019 08:15 | June 19, 2019 01:00 | 1d 16h | 17,858 | 74K |
| 15 | St. Mary Parish, LA | July 12, 2019 21:15 | July 18, 2019 20:15 | 5d 23h | 17,613 | 827K |
| 16 | Lafayette Parish, LA | July 13, 2019 17:15 | July 17, 2019 01:00 | 3d 7h | 16,277 | 174K |
| 17 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | January 30, 2019 00:45 | January 30, 2019 07:30 | 6h 45m | 15,730 | 13K |
| 18 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | May 11, 2019 06:00 | May 13, 2019 04:15 | 1d 22h | 15,232 | 58K |
| 19 | Orleans Parish, LA | October 2, 2019 19:15 | October 3, 2019 10:15 | 15h | 14,773 | 9,074 |
| 20 | Jefferson Parish, LA | May 18, 2019 15:15 | May 19, 2019 07:00 | 15h 45m | 14,599 | 26K |
| 21 | Lafayette Parish, LA | April 13, 2019 18:15 | April 14, 2019 08:30 | 14h 15m | 14,560 | 14K |
| 22 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | July 10, 2019 17:00 | July 12, 2019 04:45 | 1d 11h | 13,519 | 148K |
| 23 | Bossier Parish, LA | June 19, 2019 12:15 | June 30, 2019 02:00 | 10d 13h | 13,161 | 358K |
| 24 | Orleans Parish, LA | July 10, 2019 11:15 | July 12, 2019 07:30 | 1d 20h | 12,663 | 85K |
| 25 | Caddo Parish, LA | June 18, 2019 12:30 | July 5, 2019 07:30 | 16d 19h | 12,212 | 476K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 89% of Louisiana's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.