2021 Louisiana Power Outage Report
In 2021, the average Louisiana customer went without power for about 97.9 hours, the 1st worst of 51 states (US average 8.4 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
97.9
vs prior year
▲ 53%
vs 2020
Customer-hours out
236.5M
Peak customers out
1,015,268
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
90%
of LA customers
Counties reporting
64
Louisiana year over year
All 64 Louisiana counties, 2021
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 | Lafourche Parish | 492.4 | 17.6M | 35,705 | 35,705 | 467 |
| 2 | St. Helena Parish | 476.6 | 2.0M | 4,162 | 4,162 | 704 |
| 3 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 338.9 | 7.5M | 22,092 | 19,726 | 437 |
| 4 | Tangipahoa Parish | 300.6 | 16.4M | 54,543 | 54,543 | 317 |
| 5 | Terrebonne Parish | 296.5 | 12.0M | 40,577 | 27,666 | 473 |
| 6 | St. Charles Parish | 296.2 | 9.0M | 30,265 | 22,708 | 388 |
| 7 | St. James Parish | 269.6 | 3.1M | 11,499 | 9,931 | 411 |
| 8 | Livingston Parish | 253.4 | 14.2M | 56,101 | 56,101 | 674 |
| 9 | Assumption Parish | 237.8 | 1.6M | 6,738 | 6,738 | 462 |
| 10 | Plaquemines Parish | 226.3 | 3.2M | 14,010 | 12,572 | 420 |
| 11 | Jefferson Parish | 211.8 | 48.9M | 230,746 | 204,888 | 401 |
| 12 | Ascension Parish | 197.1 | 10.2M | 51,706 | 51,706 | 351 |
| 13 | Orleans Parish | 154.9 | 33.0M | 212,936 | 181,040 | 550 |
| 14 | East Feliciana Parish | 149.2 | 1.1M | 7,347 | 7,347 | 729 |
| 15 | Tensas Parish | 125.9 | 201K | 1,600 | 1,600 | 338 |
| 16 | St. Bernard Parish | 117.5 | 2.7M | 23,169 | 20,256 | 614 |
| 17 | Washington Parish | 116.8 | 2.1M | 18,396 | 18,396 | 765 |
| 18 | St. Tammany Parish | 99.6 | 16.4M | 164,188 | 130,114 | 479 |
| 19 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 90.4 | 19.4M | 214,590 | 165,549 | 209 |
| 20 | Iberville Parish | 76.8 | 899K | 11,710 | 6,069 | 523 |
| 21 | Caldwell Parish | 71.1 | 288K | 4,046 | 3,114 | 477 |
| 22 | Red River Parish | 66.8 | 388K | 5,806 | 3,507 | 418 |
| 23 | Sabine Parish | 58.5 | 1.0M | 17,148 | 11,083 | 544 |
| 24 | West Feliciana Parish | 56.0 | 387K | 6,923 | 4,107 | 561 |
| 25 | Jackson Parish | 46.8 | 223K | 4,755 | 4,412 | 602 |
| 26 | Madison Parish | 38.2 | 171K | 4,477 | 2,310 | 339 |
| 27 | Bienville Parish | 37.5 | 190K | 5,075 | 2,455 | 591 |
| 28 | Winn Parish | 37.4 | 313K | 8,389 | 3,047 | 458 |
| 29 | Union Parish | 36.0 | 255K | 7,091 | 5,546 | 616 |
| 30 | Richland Parish | 35.0 | 313K | 8,935 | 5,585 | 531 |
| 31 | Franklin Parish | 33.7 | 287K | 8,528 | 6,328 | 398 |
| 32 | Concordia Parish | 33.4 | 288K | 8,638 | 4,155 | 375 |
| 33 | Avoyelles Parish | 33.0 | 775K | 23,447 | 15,648 | 702 |
| 34 | East Carroll Parish | 32.9 | 106K | 3,227 | 2,063 | 389 |
| 35 | De Soto Parish | 27.6 | 637K | 23,052 | 6,032 | 559 |
| 36 | Natchitoches Parish | 25.1 | 826K | 32,940 | 6,958 | 605 |
| 37 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 23.2 | 246K | 10,596 | 5,868 | 632 |
| 38 | LaSalle Parish | 21.3 | 138K | 6,475 | 5,093 | 363 |
| 39 | Grant Parish | 20.4 | 286K | 14,064 | 3,259 | 532 |
| 40 | Calcasieu Parish | 19.9 | 995K | 49,912 | 43,274 | 481 |
| 41 | Claiborne Parish | 18.5 | 90K | 4,896 | 1,843 | 425 |
| 42 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 16.7 | 121K | 7,258 | 2,189 | 408 |
| 43 | Allen Parish | 16.6 | 301K | 18,160 | 7,234 | 668 |
| 44 | Beauregard Parish | 14.7 | 383K | 26,155 | 15,820 | 850 |
| 45 | West Carroll Parish | 14.6 | 63K | 4,278 | 868 | 197 |
| 46 | St. Martin Parish | 11.0 | 200K | 18,207 | 4,733 | 688 |
| 47 | Webster Parish | 10.8 | 204K | 18,880 | 4,278 | 582 |
| 48 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 9.3 | 106K | 11,412 | 3,307 | 746 |
| 49 | Vernon Parish | 9.1 | 358K | 39,210 | 5,691 | 842 |
| 50 | Ouachita Parish | 8.9 | 553K | 61,793 | 14,373 | 652 |
| 51 | Rapides Parish | 8.9 | 987K | 110,551 | 18,098 | 335 |
| 52 | St. Mary Parish | 8.5 | 236K | 27,709 | 6,871 | 474 |
| 53 | Caddo Parish | 8.2 | 1.2M | 145,518 | 19,682 | 473 |
| 54 | Bossier Parish | 8.2 | 775K | 94,184 | 19,692 | 588 |
| 55 | Morehouse Parish | 7.8 | 87K | 11,166 | 5,071 | 575 |
| 56 | Evangeline Parish | 7.5 | 168K | 22,432 | 8,181 | 601 |
| 57 | Cameron Parish | 6.9 | 19K | 2,695 | 1,602 | 193 |
| 58 | St. Landry Parish | 5.8 | 275K | 47,280 | 12,891 | 962 |
| 59 | Lincoln Parish | 5.4 | 144K | 26,566 | 3,319 | 573 |
| 60 | Acadia Parish | 5.3 | 154K | 28,983 | 3,832 | 901 |
| 61 | Vermilion Parish | 5.2 | 132K | 25,435 | 3,968 | 784 |
| 62 | Iberia Parish | 4.3 | 245K | 56,791 | 7,716 | 754 |
| 63 | Catahoula Parish | 1.7 | 6,504 | 3,902 | 67 | 43 |
| 64 | Lafayette Parish | 1.3 | 175K | 137,688 | 5,395 | 998 |
Biggest Louisiana outages of 2021
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 | August 28, 2021 19:00 | October 21, 2021 02:00 | 53d 7h | 204,888 | 47.5M |
| 2 | Orleans Parish, LA | August 29, 2021 04:30 | September 27, 2021 06:15 | 29d 1h | 181,040 | 32.0M |
| 3 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | August 29, 2021 11:15 | October 5, 2021 15:15 | 37d 4h | 165,549 | 15.8M |
| 4 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | August 29, 2021 10:45 | September 19, 2021 22:30 | 21d 11h | 130,114 | 15.9M |
| 5 | Livingston Parish, LA | August 29, 2021 12:30 | October 21, 2021 02:00 | 52d 13h | 56,101 | 13.1M |
| 6 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | January 1, 2021 00:00 | April 14, 2021 10:15 | 103d 10h | 55,164 | 2.5M |
| 7 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | August 28, 2021 13:30 | October 21, 2021 02:00 | 53d 12h | 54,543 | 15.4M |
| 8 | Ascension Parish, LA | August 28, 2021 05:45 | October 21, 2021 02:00 | 53d 20h | 51,706 | 9.6M |
| 9 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | February 15, 2021 03:15 | February 23, 2021 22:15 | 8d 19h | 43,274 | 413K |
| 10 | Lafourche Parish, LA | August 28, 2021 17:15 | October 21, 2021 02:00 | 53d 8h | 35,705 | 17.1M |
| 11 | Terrebonne Parish, LA | August 29, 2021 12:00 | October 21, 2021 02:00 | 52d 14h | 27,666 | 11.5M |
| 12 | Orleans Parish, LA | February 15, 2021 14:00 | February 19, 2021 00:30 | 3d 10h | 24,129 | 58K |
| 13 | Jefferson Parish, LA | October 21, 2021 05:16 | December 31, 2021 00:15 | 70d 18h | 23,566 | 733K |
| 14 | Livingston Parish, LA | February 15, 2021 09:00 | February 28, 2021 04:15 | 12d 19h | 22,832 | 754K |
| 15 | St. Charles Parish, LA | August 29, 2021 11:45 | October 21, 2021 02:00 | 52d 14h | 22,708 | 8.7M |
| 16 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | May 17, 2021 09:15 | May 22, 2021 08:15 | 4d 23h | 21,567 | 253K |
| 17 | St. Bernard Parish, LA | August 29, 2021 12:00 | September 16, 2021 20:30 | 18d 8h | 20,256 | 2.7M |
| 18 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | August 28, 2021 05:15 | October 21, 2021 02:00 | 53d 20h | 19,726 | 7.3M |
| 19 | Bossier Parish, LA | February 15, 2021 21:45 | February 21, 2021 15:45 | 5d 18h | 19,692 | 186K |
| 20 | Caddo Parish, LA | February 14, 2021 13:30 | February 24, 2021 22:45 | 10d 9h | 19,682 | 168K |
| 21 | Orleans Parish, LA | July 14, 2021 07:30 | July 17, 2021 08:15 | 3d | 19,668 | 32K |
| 22 | Washington Parish, LA | August 29, 2021 13:45 | September 13, 2021 01:15 | 14d 11h | 18,396 | 1.9M |
| 23 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | January 1, 2021 00:00 | February 17, 2021 17:45 | 47d 17h | 18,288 | 100K |
| 24 | Rapides Parish, LA | January 1, 2021 00:00 | May 27, 2021 00:45 | 146d | 18,098 | 853K |
| 25 | Beauregard Parish, LA | February 17, 2021 04:30 | February 20, 2021 18:00 | 3d 13h | 15,820 | 168K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 90% of Louisiana's electricity customers in 2021; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2021 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.