Power outages in Central, LA

Live outages for Central and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Central has 30,313 residents.

Right now

Elevated outages

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

507customers without power in East Baton Rouge Parish

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

0.27% of 188,984 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

Entergy Louisiana doesn't publish a count for Central itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

CentralEast Baton Rouge ParishOutage (size = customers)

Each dot is an outage the utility reports, placed where the utility puts it, often the middle of the affected area rather than a specific home. Tap a dot for the number of customers and the utility's estimated restoration time.

ZIP codes in Central

ZIPs mostly inside Central; share from the Census

ZIP	Inside Central i How much of the ZIP code's addresses lie inside the city, from Census Bureau data.	Out	Customers i A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.	% out i Customers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
70818	100%	1	3,108	0.03%

Outage history in East Baton Rouge Parish, which includes Central

2014–2025 record

East Baton Rouge Parish averaged 43.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Louisiana counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 33. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 17 hours, starting June 12, 2025.

The largest on record began August 29, 2021, with 165,549 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in June.

43.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.

1 hourtypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

18 dayslongest on record (August 2021)

165,549most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
August 29, 2021	165,549	18 days	15,757,180
October 9, 2020	73,461	3.7 days	1,998,830
February 15, 2021	55,164	3.9 days	2,078,100
April 27, 2015	37,904	3.4 days	1,367,781
May 14, 2024	35,145	1.9 days	549,740

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

Entergy Louisiana: outage map and reporting
Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.