Power outages in Waterproof, LA
Live outages for Waterproof and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Waterproof has 489 residents.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power in Tensas 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
WaterproofTensas 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.Outage history in Tensas Parish, which includes Waterproof
2014–2025 recordTensas Parish averaged 28.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Louisiana counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 23. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 16 hours, starting February 16, 2025.
The largest on record began June 16, 2023, with 3,165 customers out at once.
28.7significant 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.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.42 dayslongest on record (June 2019)
3,165most 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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| June 16, 2023 | 3,165 | 13 hours | 19,515 |
| May 26, 2018 | 3,101 | 16 hours | 23,474 |
| June 10, 2019 | 2,866 | 42 days | 143,693 |
| March 22, 2022 | 2,795 | 7 hours | 6,806 |
| February 17, 2021 | 2,658 | 5.8 days | 128,071 |
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.