2023 Louisiana Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Louisiana customer went without power for about 12.8 hours, the 7th worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
12.8
vs prior year
▲ 86%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
30.9M
Peak customers out
185,921
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of LA customers
Counties reporting
64
Louisiana year over year
All 64 Louisiana counties, 2023
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 | Union Parish | 72.0 | 511K | 7,091 | 7,091 | 700 |
| 2 | Caddo Parish | 68.7 | 10.0M | 145,518 | 75,971 | 278 |
| 3 | Bienville Parish | 54.8 | 278K | 5,075 | 4,377 | 494 |
| 4 | Bossier Parish | 52.0 | 4.9M | 94,184 | 57,023 | 492 |
| 5 | De Soto Parish | 46.6 | 1.1M | 23,052 | 11,091 | 603 |
| 6 | Tensas Parish | 45.0 | 72K | 1,600 | 1,600 | 324 |
| 7 | Red River Parish | 41.4 | 240K | 5,806 | 2,117 | 396 |
| 8 | Claiborne Parish | 38.6 | 189K | 4,896 | 3,487 | 502 |
| 9 | Sabine Parish | 27.4 | 470K | 17,148 | 6,124 | 695 |
| 10 | Jackson Parish | 25.6 | 122K | 4,755 | 3,315 | 487 |
| 11 | Webster Parish | 25.0 | 472K | 18,880 | 5,594 | 631 |
| 12 | East Carroll Parish | 23.8 | 77K | 3,227 | 2,552 | 382 |
| 13 | Natchitoches Parish | 21.3 | 702K | 32,940 | 7,251 | 670 |
| 14 | St. Helena Parish | 18.6 | 77K | 4,162 | 4,162 | 776 |
| 15 | West Feliciana Parish | 16.4 | 114K | 6,923 | 3,214 | 709 |
| 16 | Winn Parish | 16.4 | 138K | 8,389 | 2,550 | 424 |
| 17 | Grant Parish | 15.5 | 218K | 14,064 | 2,955 | 603 |
| 18 | Beauregard Parish | 14.9 | 390K | 26,155 | 6,720 | 938 |
| 19 | East Feliciana Parish | 14.7 | 108K | 7,347 | 4,637 | 828 |
| 20 | Allen Parish | 13.7 | 248K | 18,160 | 3,802 | 777 |
| 21 | Vernon Parish | 12.7 | 497K | 39,210 | 12,130 | 745 |
| 22 | Assumption Parish | 11.8 | 79K | 6,738 | 4,734 | 316 |
| 23 | Tangipahoa Parish | 11.7 | 640K | 54,543 | 10,295 | 673 |
| 24 | Calcasieu Parish | 11.3 | 566K | 49,912 | 9,137 | 925 |
| 25 | St. James Parish | 10.9 | 125K | 11,499 | 3,295 | 470 |
| 26 | Morehouse Parish | 9.7 | 109K | 11,166 | 5,006 | 681 |
| 27 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 9.7 | 215K | 22,092 | 6,164 | 597 |
| 28 | Ascension Parish | 9.6 | 494K | 51,706 | 10,422 | 727 |
| 29 | Lincoln Parish | 9.4 | 249K | 26,566 | 7,783 | 550 |
| 30 | Washington Parish | 9.2 | 170K | 18,396 | 5,882 | 1,041 |
| 31 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 8.8 | 100K | 11,412 | 7,818 | 676 |
| 32 | Madison Parish | 8.5 | 38K | 4,477 | 872 | 377 |
| 33 | Concordia Parish | 8.4 | 73K | 8,638 | 2,522 | 373 |
| 34 | Cameron Parish | 7.5 | 20K | 2,695 | 745 | 119 |
| 35 | Caldwell Parish | 7.5 | 30K | 4,046 | 1,527 | 430 |
| 36 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 7.2 | 1.5M | 214,590 | 23,700 | 204 |
| 37 | Lafourche Parish | 6.9 | 247K | 35,705 | 8,367 | 743 |
| 38 | St. Martin Parish | 6.7 | 122K | 18,207 | 4,167 | 770 |
| 39 | Avoyelles Parish | 6.1 | 143K | 23,447 | 5,715 | 743 |
| 40 | Vermilion Parish | 6.1 | 154K | 25,435 | 5,299 | 810 |
| 41 | Richland Parish | 5.8 | 52K | 8,935 | 3,694 | 573 |
| 42 | St. Landry Parish | 5.7 | 269K | 47,280 | 7,683 | 1,009 |
| 43 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 5.6 | 59K | 10,596 | 3,394 | 511 |
| 44 | Livingston Parish | 5.5 | 306K | 56,101 | 27,944 | 928 |
| 45 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 5.2 | 38K | 7,258 | 1,045 | 390 |
| 46 | Ouachita Parish | 5.2 | 320K | 61,793 | 12,080 | 900 |
| 47 | Acadia Parish | 5.2 | 149K | 28,983 | 5,054 | 886 |
| 48 | Iberville Parish | 5.1 | 59K | 11,710 | 3,162 | 466 |
| 49 | LaSalle Parish | 5.0 | 32K | 6,475 | 2,999 | 343 |
| 50 | Iberia Parish | 4.2 | 240K | 56,791 | 10,208 | 731 |
| 51 | Evangeline Parish | 4.0 | 89K | 22,432 | 2,403 | 586 |
| 52 | Orleans Parish | 4.0 | 842K | 212,936 | 23,205 | 595 |
| 53 | Jefferson Parish | 3.9 | 900K | 230,746 | 16,421 | 474 |
| 54 | Plaquemines Parish | 3.6 | 51K | 14,010 | 2,545 | 504 |
| 55 | St. Charles Parish | 3.5 | 107K | 30,265 | 3,594 | 559 |
| 56 | St. Tammany Parish | 3.4 | 557K | 164,188 | 15,400 | 875 |
| 57 | St. Mary Parish | 3.1 | 87K | 27,709 | 4,316 | 529 |
| 58 | Terrebonne Parish | 3.1 | 126K | 40,577 | 6,062 | 695 |
| 59 | West Carroll Parish | 3.1 | 13K | 4,278 | 1,062 | 187 |
| 60 | St. Bernard Parish | 2.9 | 67K | 23,169 | 6,062 | 577 |
| 61 | Rapides Parish | 2.5 | 274K | 110,551 | 8,400 | 930 |
| 62 | Franklin Parish | 2.5 | 21K | 8,528 | 1,012 | 472 |
| 63 | Lafayette Parish | 1.3 | 184K | 137,688 | 3,303 | 841 |
| 64 | Catahoula Parish | 0.7 | 2,547 | 3,902 | 65 | 48 |
Biggest Louisiana outages of 2023
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caddo Parish, LA | June 11, 2023 13:45 | July 15, 2023 03:45 | 33d 14h | 75,971 | 7.9M |
| 2 | Bossier Parish, LA | June 14, 2023 01:15 | July 8, 2023 02:45 | 24d 1h | 57,023 | 3.9M |
| 3 | Livingston Parish, LA | December 1, 2023 06:00 | December 8, 2023 19:30 | 7d 13h | 27,944 | 36K |
| 4 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | July 13, 2023 17:00 | August 8, 2023 10:15 | 25d 17h | 23,700 | 322K |
| 5 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | June 17, 2023 21:30 | June 25, 2023 07:00 | 7d 9h | 23,607 | 221K |
| 6 | Bossier Parish, LA | July 8, 2023 09:30 | July 25, 2023 02:15 | 16d 16h | 23,234 | 466K |
| 7 | Orleans Parish, LA | November 20, 2023 12:15 | November 21, 2023 08:15 | 20h | 23,205 | 7,105 |
| 8 | Livingston Parish, LA | June 26, 2023 11:45 | June 28, 2023 08:30 | 1d 20h | 21,246 | 15K |
| 9 | Caddo Parish, LA | June 2, 2023 10:30 | June 6, 2023 01:30 | 3d 15h | 20,788 | 259K |
| 10 | Orleans Parish, LA | October 30, 2023 12:00 | October 31, 2023 04:15 | 16h 15m | 18,670 | 6,350 |
| 11 | Caddo Parish, LA | August 17, 2023 12:15 | September 7, 2023 09:30 | 20d 21h | 17,887 | 309K |
| 12 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | May 3, 2023 11:00 | May 12, 2023 03:45 | 8d 16h | 17,573 | 122K |
| 13 | Caddo Parish, LA | September 24, 2023 08:30 | September 29, 2023 03:30 | 4d 19h | 17,155 | 305K |
| 14 | Jefferson Parish, LA | August 15, 2023 22:00 | August 17, 2023 21:15 | 1d 23h | 16,421 | 70K |
| 15 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | April 15, 2023 14:00 | April 18, 2023 00:15 | 2d 10h | 15,400 | 58K |
| 16 | Orleans Parish, LA | June 4, 2023 22:00 | June 7, 2023 02:30 | 2d 4h | 15,318 | 71K |
| 17 | Caddo Parish, LA | July 15, 2023 13:00 | July 23, 2023 18:30 | 8d 5h | 14,204 | 255K |
| 18 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | August 15, 2023 13:00 | August 17, 2023 02:45 | 1d 13h | 13,275 | 43K |
| 19 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | July 26, 2023 02:45 | July 26, 2023 04:30 | 1h 45m | 12,798 | 10K |
| 20 | Vernon Parish, LA | September 8, 2023 14:30 | September 12, 2023 20:15 | 4d 5h | 12,130 | 73K |
| 21 | Ouachita Parish, LA | June 16, 2023 08:15 | June 20, 2023 03:00 | 3d 18h | 12,080 | 98K |
| 22 | Orleans Parish, LA | July 14, 2023 12:15 | July 15, 2023 05:15 | 17h | 11,153 | 23K |
| 23 | De Soto Parish, LA | June 16, 2023 06:45 | June 25, 2023 21:45 | 9d 15h | 11,091 | 721K |
| 24 | Bossier Parish, LA | September 24, 2023 11:00 | September 26, 2023 21:15 | 2d 10h | 10,562 | 130K |
| 25 | Ascension Parish, LA | May 6, 2023 12:45 | May 8, 2023 05:00 | 1d 16h | 10,422 | 42K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Louisiana's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.