Power outages in Rapides Parish, LA
Live outage counts for Alexandria, Pineville and Ball and the rest of Rapides Parish, updated every 10 minutes from Entergy Louisiana.
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No live outage data for Rapides Parish yet.
Cleco Power LLCno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Beauregard Electric Coop, Incno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.City of Alexandria - (LA)no live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Concordia Electric Coop, Incno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Town of Boyceno live feedServes this county, per federal utility records.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
1–1050200+ 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.Outages by ZIP code
0 of 3 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | 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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| 71301 | Alexandria | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 71427 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 10 | 0.00% |
| 71447 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 274 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Rapides Parish
2014–2025 recordRapides Parish averaged 18.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Louisiana counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 10. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 29 hours, starting May 26, 2025.
The largest on record began August 27, 2020, with 42,112 customers out at once.
18.3significant 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.16 dayslongest on record (August 2020)
42,112most 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 27, 2020 | 42,112 | 16 days | 6,036,579 |
| October 9, 2020 | 26,226 | 4.1 days | 1,037,045 |
| February 17, 2021 | 18,098 | 3.6 days | 746,022 |
| August 19, 2024 | 14,595 | 17 hours | 122,103 |
| June 20, 2019 | 11,681 | 34 hours | 107,317 |
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
- 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.
Cities in Rapides Parish
Utilities
- Entergy Louisiana
- Cleco Power LLC no live feed
- Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc no live feed
- City of Alexandria - (LA) no live feed
- Concordia Electric Coop, Inc no live feed
- Town of Boyce no live feed
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