Power outages in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Live outage counts for Baton Rouge, St. George and Central and the rest of East Baton Rouge Parish, updated every 10 minutes from Entergy Louisiana.

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Elevated outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
507customers without power
iA 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
iWe 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 Louisiana507 / 188,984
Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA)no live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

1–1050200+ customers
iEach 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.

Outages by ZIP code

11 of 22 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
70817Unincorporated area29412,1872.41%
70807Baton Rouge / Baker1376,7312.04%
70815Baton Rouge2212,5610.18%
70806Baton Rouge1115,7790.07%
70820Baton Rouge812,3950.06%
70808Baton Rouge218,0610.01%
70836Baton Rouge25110.39%
70791Zachary / Central16,6980.01%
70805Baton Rouge110,577<0.01%
70814Baton Rouge / Monticello15,0020.02%
70818Central13,1080.03%
70714Central / Baker05,1120.00%
70739Central01,0430.00%
70801Baton Rouge0130.00%
70802Baton Rouge012,1090.00%

Outage history in East Baton Rouge Parish

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)
iAt 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
iHalf 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 outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
August 29, 2021165,54918 days15,757,180
October 9, 202073,4613.7 days1,998,830
February 15, 202155,1643.9 days2,078,100
April 27, 201537,9043.4 days1,367,781
May 14, 202435,1451.9 days549,740

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

iFrom 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.

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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.

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