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2024 Louisiana Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Louisiana customer went without power for about 15.8 hours — the 8th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
15.8
Peak customers out
68,190
Rank (worst state)
8th
Counties affected
20

Louisiana outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

5.8h20156.8h20167.2h20175.1h201810.2h201972.6h202099.7h20216.9h202212.8h202315.8h20246.2h2025

Hardest-hit Louisiana counties in 2024

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Jefferson Parish68,1902Orleans Parish53,0713Ascension Parish42,7884Caddo Parish41,2175Lafourche Parish36,7026East Baton Rouge Parish35,1457St. Tammany Parish33,7198Calcasieu Parish32,3799St. Landry Parish31,98810Livingston Parish28,53911Lafayette Parish26,33712Terrebonne Parish25,70313Tangipahoa Parish22,60014Rapides Parish14,59515St. John the Baptist Parish14,48416St. Martin Parish14,12317St. Mary Parish13,86518Bossier Parish13,56519Ouachita Parish11,87920Vernon Parish11,423

Biggest Louisiana outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Jefferson ParishSeptember 11, 202468,190
Orleans ParishAugust 25, 202453,071
Ascension ParishSeptember 10, 202442,788
Caddo ParishApril 25, 202441,217
Lafourche ParishSeptember 11, 202436,702
Jefferson ParishMay 16, 202436,007
East Baton Rouge ParishMay 13, 202435,145
St. Tammany ParishSeptember 11, 202433,719
Calcasieu ParishApril 10, 202432,379
St. Landry ParishApril 10, 202431,988
Louisiana by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.