Is the power out in 71234?

Live answer for ZIP 71234 (Downsville 1% of the ZIP; Union Parish), from Entergy Louisiana, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 71234

No. The utility reports no outages in 71234 right now.

0.00% of 821 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 71234Union 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	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.
71241	Farmerville	745	0.00%
71280	Sterlington	2,725	0.00%
71260	Marion	363	0.00%
71222	Bernice	1,063	0.00%
71277	Spearsville	163	0.00%
71256	Lillie / Junction City	68	0.00%

Outage history in Union Parish, which includes 71234

2014–2025 record

Union Parish averaged 91.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Louisiana counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 88. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 31 hours, starting March 4, 2025.

The largest on record began August 27, 2020, with 13,543 customers out at once.

91.7significant 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.

2 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

10 dayslongest on record (August 2020)

13,543most 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 27, 2020	13,543	10 days	1,474,518
July 16, 2023	8,002	1.9 days	142,612
June 18, 2023	6,672	2.3 days	151,366
March 19, 2023	6,436	6.5 hours	19,768
April 9, 2024	6,059	2.2 days	82,149

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
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.

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