Is the power out in 70116?

Live answer for ZIP 70116 (New Orleans 100% of the ZIP; Orleans Parish), from Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 70116

Yes. 16 homes and businesses are without power.

0.12% of 13,008 customers

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

Updated 8 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.

Outage map

ZIP 70116Orleans 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.

Neighboring ZIP codes

ZIP	Area	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.
70112	New Orleans	0	3,698	0.00%
70139	New Orleans	0	1	0.00%
70163	New Orleans	0	1	0.00%
70119	New Orleans	68	43,972	0.15%
70113	New Orleans	0	10,354	0.00%
70117	New Orleans	94	33,648	0.28%

Outage history in Orleans Parish, which includes 70116

2014–2025 record

Orleans 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)

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

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	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	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).

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.