2020 Louisiana Power Outage Report
In 2020, the average Louisiana customer went without power for about 64.1 hours, the 1st worst of 51 states (US average 8.0 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
64.1
vs prior year
▲ 530%
vs 2019
Customer-hours out
155.0M
Peak customers out
548,469
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
90%
of LA customers
Counties reporting
64
Louisiana year over year
All 64 Louisiana counties, 2020
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 | Calcasieu Parish | 665.7 | 33.2M | 49,912 | 49,912 | 605 |
| 2 | Cameron Parish | 423.6 | 1.1M | 2,695 | 1,997 | 162 |
| 3 | Beauregard Parish | 354.0 | 9.3M | 26,155 | 19,201 | 687 |
| 4 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 232.9 | 2.7M | 11,412 | 11,412 | 404 |
| 5 | Allen Parish | 220.9 | 4.0M | 18,160 | 11,805 | 565 |
| 6 | Union Parish | 207.1 | 1.5M | 7,091 | 7,091 | 366 |
| 7 | Grant Parish | 180.4 | 2.5M | 14,064 | 10,278 | 465 |
| 8 | Vernon Parish | 174.1 | 6.8M | 39,210 | 24,749 | 756 |
| 9 | Jackson Parish | 174.1 | 828K | 4,755 | 4,755 | 417 |
| 10 | Sabine Parish | 165.5 | 2.8M | 17,148 | 15,100 | 559 |
| 11 | Winn Parish | 142.1 | 1.2M | 8,389 | 5,963 | 380 |
| 12 | Caldwell Parish | 122.2 | 494K | 4,046 | 4,046 | 349 |
| 13 | Ouachita Parish | 115.7 | 7.1M | 61,793 | 61,793 | 628 |
| 14 | LaSalle Parish | 115.1 | 745K | 6,475 | 5,298 | 213 |
| 15 | Acadia Parish | 110.0 | 3.2M | 28,983 | 27,347 | 705 |
| 16 | Bienville Parish | 110.0 | 558K | 5,075 | 5,075 | 427 |
| 17 | Claiborne Parish | 108.9 | 533K | 4,896 | 4,896 | 415 |
| 18 | St. Bernard Parish | 92.0 | 2.1M | 23,169 | 20,067 | 444 |
| 19 | Plaquemines Parish | 87.9 | 1.2M | 14,010 | 12,430 | 320 |
| 20 | Natchitoches Parish | 83.7 | 2.8M | 32,940 | 13,109 | 537 |
| 21 | Tensas Parish | 83.4 | 133K | 1,600 | 1,600 | 172 |
| 22 | Vermilion Parish | 80.5 | 2.0M | 25,435 | 18,996 | 684 |
| 23 | Morehouse Parish | 72.9 | 814K | 11,166 | 11,166 | 492 |
| 24 | Red River Parish | 72.7 | 422K | 5,806 | 3,986 | 397 |
| 25 | Rapides Parish | 68.0 | 7.5M | 110,551 | 42,112 | 354 |
| 26 | Jefferson Parish | 67.4 | 15.6M | 230,746 | 180,496 | 534 |
| 27 | East Feliciana Parish | 60.7 | 446K | 7,347 | 7,347 | 1,116 |
| 28 | St. Martin Parish | 58.0 | 1.1M | 18,207 | 18,207 | 640 |
| 29 | St. Landry Parish | 55.4 | 2.6M | 47,280 | 33,738 | 867 |
| 30 | St. Helena Parish | 50.7 | 211K | 4,162 | 4,162 | 1,121 |
| 31 | Lincoln Parish | 50.4 | 1.3M | 26,566 | 12,154 | 389 |
| 32 | Avoyelles Parish | 44.7 | 1.0M | 23,447 | 18,052 | 661 |
| 33 | Orleans Parish | 43.9 | 9.4M | 212,936 | 160,779 | 674 |
| 34 | Evangeline Parish | 42.7 | 958K | 22,432 | 14,085 | 600 |
| 35 | Lafourche Parish | 42.1 | 1.5M | 35,705 | 16,506 | 516 |
| 36 | De Soto Parish | 40.8 | 940K | 23,052 | 12,118 | 636 |
| 37 | Webster Parish | 39.1 | 738K | 18,880 | 7,641 | 457 |
| 38 | Terrebonne Parish | 38.6 | 1.6M | 40,577 | 17,885 | 493 |
| 39 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 33.5 | 243K | 7,258 | 4,785 | 647 |
| 40 | St. Charles Parish | 32.3 | 976K | 30,265 | 17,872 | 382 |
| 41 | Iberia Parish | 30.4 | 1.7M | 56,791 | 27,498 | 758 |
| 42 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 29.6 | 313K | 10,596 | 10,103 | 933 |
| 43 | Richland Parish | 28.1 | 251K | 8,935 | 4,533 | 390 |
| 44 | East Carroll Parish | 25.5 | 82K | 3,227 | 2,731 | 221 |
| 45 | Caddo Parish | 24.4 | 3.5M | 145,518 | 46,974 | 513 |
| 46 | Assumption Parish | 23.6 | 159K | 6,738 | 3,510 | 284 |
| 47 | Lafayette Parish | 21.7 | 3.0M | 137,688 | 50,670 | 850 |
| 48 | Bossier Parish | 20.5 | 1.9M | 94,184 | 28,132 | 541 |
| 49 | West Feliciana Parish | 20.5 | 142K | 6,923 | 2,448 | 556 |
| 50 | Concordia Parish | 20.1 | 174K | 8,638 | 2,497 | 186 |
| 51 | Tangipahoa Parish | 18.6 | 1.0M | 54,543 | 21,260 | 614 |
| 52 | St. Tammany Parish | 16.5 | 2.7M | 164,188 | 80,509 | 827 |
| 53 | Iberville Parish | 16.1 | 188K | 11,710 | 3,910 | 572 |
| 54 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 15.2 | 3.3M | 214,590 | 73,461 | 377 |
| 55 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 14.1 | 312K | 22,092 | 6,929 | 590 |
| 56 | Madison Parish | 13.5 | 60K | 4,477 | 1,954 | 312 |
| 57 | Franklin Parish | 13.0 | 111K | 8,528 | 5,295 | 380 |
| 58 | St. Mary Parish | 10.8 | 298K | 27,709 | 7,659 | 506 |
| 59 | Livingston Parish | 10.3 | 576K | 56,101 | 14,414 | 778 |
| 60 | Washington Parish | 9.7 | 179K | 18,396 | 8,714 | 1,006 |
| 61 | Ascension Parish | 9.6 | 498K | 51,706 | 15,761 | 918 |
| 62 | St. James Parish | 9.4 | 108K | 11,499 | 2,012 | 435 |
| 63 | West Carroll Parish | 4.0 | 17K | 4,278 | 687 | 144 |
| 64 | Catahoula Parish | 3.4 | 13K | 3,902 | 92 | 36 |
Biggest Louisiana outages of 2020
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson Parish, LA | October 28, 2020 15:30 | November 22, 2020 03:15 | 24d 11h | 180,496 | 14.4M |
| 2 | Orleans Parish, LA | October 28, 2020 20:15 | November 8, 2020 01:30 | 10d 5h | 160,779 | 8.3M |
| 3 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | October 28, 2020 17:45 | November 2, 2020 22:30 | 5d 4h | 80,509 | 2.2M |
| 4 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | October 8, 2020 12:00 | October 19, 2020 08:15 | 10d 20h | 73,461 | 2.0M |
| 5 | Ouachita Parish, LA | August 27, 2020 09:30 | September 6, 2020 02:15 | 9d 16h | 61,793 | 5.2M |
| 6 | Lafayette Parish, LA | October 9, 2020 16:30 | October 17, 2020 22:45 | 8d 6h | 50,670 | 2.2M |
| 7 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | August 25, 2020 12:45 | November 24, 2020 00:45 | 90d 12h | 49,912 | 32.7M |
| 8 | Caddo Parish, LA | August 27, 2020 07:45 | September 8, 2020 04:30 | 11d 20h | 46,974 | 2.8M |
| 9 | Lafayette Parish, LA | August 27, 2020 02:45 | August 31, 2020 01:45 | 3d 23h | 42,398 | 600K |
| 10 | Rapides Parish, LA | August 26, 2020 11:15 | September 27, 2020 04:00 | 31d 16h | 42,112 | 6.1M |
| 11 | Ouachita Parish, LA | October 9, 2020 17:00 | October 15, 2020 22:45 | 6d 5h | 38,231 | 1.2M |
| 12 | St. Landry Parish, LA | October 9, 2020 17:30 | October 17, 2020 19:30 | 8d 2h | 33,738 | 1.9M |
| 13 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | June 24, 2020 07:30 | June 30, 2020 06:00 | 5d 22h | 30,245 | 268K |
| 14 | Bossier Parish, LA | August 24, 2020 17:30 | September 6, 2020 04:15 | 12d 10h | 28,132 | 1.2M |
| 15 | Iberia Parish, LA | October 9, 2020 17:00 | October 17, 2020 19:45 | 8d 2h | 27,498 | 1.2M |
| 16 | Acadia Parish, LA | October 9, 2020 17:15 | November 3, 2020 18:45 | 25d 1h | 27,347 | 2.2M |
| 17 | Rapides Parish, LA | October 9, 2020 05:45 | December 2, 2020 18:00 | 54d 12h | 26,226 | 1.1M |
| 18 | St. Landry Parish, LA | August 27, 2020 02:00 | September 3, 2020 00:00 | 6d 22h | 25,541 | 436K |
| 19 | Vernon Parish, LA | August 26, 2020 18:45 | September 28, 2020 04:45 | 32d 10h | 24,749 | 5.0M |
| 20 | Acadia Parish, LA | August 26, 2020 13:45 | September 5, 2020 13:15 | 9d 23h | 24,316 | 894K |
| 21 | Vernon Parish, LA | October 6, 2020 20:00 | October 20, 2020 22:45 | 14d 2h | 23,510 | 1.6M |
| 22 | Orleans Parish, LA | July 11, 2020 11:45 | July 13, 2020 06:00 | 1d 18h | 22,721 | 52K |
| 23 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | April 10, 2020 03:00 | April 11, 2020 20:00 | 1d 17h | 22,482 | 103K |
| 24 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | November 19, 2020 20:45 | November 26, 2020 04:00 | 6d 7h | 21,260 | 13K |
| 25 | Iberia Parish, LA | August 27, 2020 03:30 | September 2, 2020 21:15 | 6d 17h | 20,460 | 469K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 90% of Louisiana's electricity customers in 2020; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2020 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.