Is the power out in 71272?

Live answer for ZIP 71272 (Ruston 100% of the ZIP; Lincoln Parish), from Entergy Louisiana, updated every 10 minutes.

Right now in 71272

No. The utility reports no outages in 71272 right now.

0.00% of 2 customers

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

Updated 8 min ago

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Outage map

ZIP 71272Lincoln 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.
71270	Ruston / Grambling	2	4,044	0.05%
71245	Grambling	0	1,319	0.00%
71275	Simsboro	0	531	0.00%
71227	Choudrant / Ruston	0	2,216	0.00%
71235	Vienna / Dubach	0	2,079	0.00%

Outage history in Lincoln Parish, which includes 71272

2014–2025 record

Lincoln Parish averaged 35.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Louisiana counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 37. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 7.5 hours, starting January 31, 2025.

The largest on record began August 27, 2020, with 12,154 customers out at once.

35.3significant 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.

8.4 dayslongest on record (August 2020)

12,154most 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	12,154	8.4 days	1,158,334
July 16, 2023	7,783	1.9 days	99,559
April 9, 2024	3,661	1.9 days	60,855
April 14, 2018	3,496	1.7 days	47,660
October 10, 2020	3,411	18 hours	26,183

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

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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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