Power outages in New Orleans, LA
Live outages for New Orleans and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. New Orleans has 362,154 residents.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.264customers without power in Orleans Parish
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Outage map
New OrleansOrleans ParishOutage (size = customers)
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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 New Orleans
ZIPs mostly inside New Orleans; share from the Census| ZIP | Inside New OrleansiHow much of the ZIP code's addresses lie inside the city, from Census Bureau data. | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 70117 | 100% | 94 | 33,648 | 0.28% |
| 70115 | 100% | 74 | 39,848 | 0.19% |
| 70119 | 100% | 68 | 43,972 | 0.15% |
| 70116 | 100% | 16 | 13,008 | 0.12% |
| 70130 | 100% | 8 | 21,440 | 0.04% |
| 70127 | 100% | 2 | 20,936 | <0.01% |
| 70112 | 100% | 0 | 3,698 | 0.00% |
| 70113 | 100% | 0 | 10,354 | 0.00% |
| 70114 | 100% | 0 | 21,172 | 0.00% |
| 70118 | 100% | 0 | 33,176 | 0.00% |
| 70122 | 100% | 0 | 33,936 | 0.00% |
| 70124 | 100% | 0 | 22,876 | 0.00% |
| 70125 | 100% | 0 | 17,082 | 0.00% |
| 70126 | 100% | 0 | 25,696 | 0.00% |
| 70128 | 100% | 0 | 14,698 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Orleans Parish, which includes New Orleans
2014–2025 recordOrleans Parish averaged 42.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Louisiana counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 44. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 11 hours, starting October 26, 2025.
The largest on record began August 29, 2021, with 181,040 customers out at once.
42.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.12 dayslongest on record (August 2021)
181,040most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| August 29, 2021 | 181,040 | 12 days | 31,868,051 |
| October 28, 2020 | 160,779 | 6.1 days | 8,232,804 |
| September 11, 2024 | 53,071 | 2.1 days | 1,381,002 |
| May 25, 2025 | 52,270 | 3.5 hours | 127,897 |
| August 4, 2016 | 26,343 | 6 hours | 47,525 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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
- Entergy New Orleans: 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.