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Electric companies in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Ouachita Parish, LA ranks 2nd of 64 Louisiana counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 96.0. Ouachita Parish, LA has 158,916 residents. Ouachita Parish, LA: 2 utilities listed by EIA. Ouachita Parish, LA: home electricity prices of 11.05 to 13.00 cents per kWh.

Ouachita Parish, LA on the map

Ouachita Parish, LA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsOuachitaMorehouseRichlandCaldwellUnionJackson

Ouachita Parish, LA darker: more storm events

Outage risk in Ouachita Parish, LA

Ouachita Parish, LA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 222 in all, 139.7 per 100,000 residents of 158,916, rank 6 of 64 Louisiana counties. Property damage in Ouachita Parish, LA: $252.0M, with 3 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Ouachita Parish, LA

events a year, Ouachita Parish, LA

  1. 8'15
  2. 11'16
  3. 13'17
  4. 24'18
  5. 13'19
  6. 17'20
  7. 18'21
  8. 24'22
  9. 27'23
  10. 21'24
  11. 46'25

Events by type

events by type, Ouachita Parish, LA

  • Thunderstorm and high wind122
  • Heat wave85
  • Tornado8
  • Winter storm and heavy snow5
  • Hurricane and tropical storm2
Ouachita Parish, LA outage-linked hazards
Ouachita Parish, LAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Ouachita Parish, LA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High90.75 of 641222025 (36)$1.0M
Ouachita Parish, LA, tornadoRelatively High96.02 of 6482020 (3)$251.0M
Ouachita Parish, LA, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Low79.540 of 6422020 (2)$0
Ouachita Parish, LA, ice stormVery High97.45 of 640none$0
Ouachita Parish, LA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Low54.010 of 6452021 (3)$0
Ouachita Parish, LA, heat waveRelatively High96.66 of 64852023 (14)$0

Facts about Ouachita Parish, LA

Residents of Ouachita Parish, LA, ACS 2023
158,9168 of 64 Louisiana counties
Households in Ouachita Parish, LA
60,8042.61 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Ouachita Parish, LA
59.5%36,178 owner and 24,626 renter households
Median household income in Ouachita Parish, LA
$51,24137 of 64 Louisiana counties
Housing units in Ouachita Parish, LA
70,6679,863 vacant or seasonal, 14.0% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Ouachita Parish, LA
67.1%40,801 homes, 27 of 64 Louisiana counties
Utilities listed for Ouachita Parish, LA
22 with a home price: Entergy Louisiana LLC, Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc
Lowest home price in Ouachita Parish, LA
11.05 ¢/kWhEntergy Louisiana LLC, 15.0% below the highest
Highest home price in Ouachita Parish, LA
13.00 ¢/kWhClaiborne Electric Coop, Inc
Monthly bill gap in Ouachita Parish, LA
$23between the two at 1,202 kWh, $280 a year, 0.55% of the Ouachita Parish, LA median income
ZIP areas touching Ouachita Parish, LA
1071201 to 71292
Outage-linked storm events in Ouachita Parish, LA
222NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Ouachita Parish, LA
45.8%median year built 1983
Flood claims in Ouachita Parish, LA
1,992NFIP 2015 to 2025, $96.9M paid
Home energy burden in Ouachita Parish, LA
3.1%$1,861 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Ouachita Parish, LA

Entergy Louisiana LLC charged Ouachita Parish, LA homes 8.95 ¢/kWh in 2015. Ouachita Parish, LA: 11.05 ¢ in 2024, 23% up. Ouachita Parish, LA: against 26% up for the Louisiana average.

Ouachita Parish, LA: a 1,202 kWh month at that price. Ouachita Parish, LA: $108 in 2015, $133 in 2024. Ouachita Parish, LA: $1,594 a year, 3.1% of the $51,241 median income.

Ouachita: 10 yearly prices
YearEntergy Louisiana LLC, Ouachita Parish, LAOuachita: Gap to Louisiana averageOuachita: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Ouachita8.95-0.38-3.70
2016, Ouachita8.59-0.75-3.96
2017, Ouachita8.90-0.84-3.99
2018, Ouachita8.52-1.07-4.35
2019, Ouachita8.98-0.82-4.03
2020, Ouachita9.15-0.52-4.00
2021, Ouachita10.89-0.13-2.77
2022, Ouachita12.70-0.23-2.34
2023, Ouachita11.01-0.54-4.99
2024, Ouachita11.05-0.68-5.43

Ouachita Parish, LA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Ouachita Parish, LA price.

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Electric utilities in Ouachita Parish, LA

Utility listed for Ouachita Parish, LATypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,202 kWhShare of Ouachita Parish, LA median income of $51,241
Entergy Louisiana LLC in Ouachita Parish, LAInvestor Owned11.05$1,5943.11%
Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc in Ouachita Parish, LACooperative13.00$1,8753.66%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

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Cost of living with electricity in Ouachita Parish, LA

Ouachita Parish, LA: electricity $1,861 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,289, 3.1% of $72,628 income. 59,595 households in Ouachita Parish, LA spend about $110.9 million a year on electricity and $136.4 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Ouachita Parish, LA ($16,498 a year) spend 12.9% of income, 4.1 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Ouachita Parish, LA

% of income on energy, Ouachita Parish, LA

  • All households3.1
  • Lower income12.9
  • Owners2.6
  • Renters5.3
  • Louisiana counties2.7
Ouachita Parish, LA home energy cost by household group
Ouachita Parish, LAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Ouachita Parish, LA, all households59,595$72,628$1,861$415$133.1%
Ouachita Parish, LA, lower income22,418$16,498$1,742$376$612.9%
Ouachita Parish, LA, owners35,465$98,233$2,032$522$202.6%
Ouachita Parish, LA, renters24,130$34,996$1,610$259$35.3%

Housing and heating in Ouachita Parish, LA

Ouachita Parish, LA: 32,383 of 70,667 homes were built before 1980 and 17,924 in 2000 or later. Ouachita Parish, LA has 46,395 detached houses, 6,101 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 10,119 mobile homes, and 24,626 of 60,804 households rent.

Age of homes in Ouachita Parish, LA

% of homes by decade built, Ouachita Parish, LA

  1. 3pre-40
  2. 340s
  3. 950s
  4. 1360s
  5. 1770s
  6. 1480s
  7. 1490s
  8. 1500s
  9. 1010s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Ouachita Parish, LA

% of homes by main fuel, Ouachita Parish

  • Electricity67.1
  • Utility gas30.4
  • Propane1.4
Ouachita Parish, LA housing against Louisiana counties
Ouachita Parish, LAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Ouachita Parish, LA, median year built19831982+1 years27 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, built before 198045.8%47.1%-1.3 points35 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, built 2000 or later25.4%25.0%+0.4 points30 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, detached houses65.7%67.8%-2.2 points44 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings8.6%3.5%+5.2 points12 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, mobile homes14.3%20.1%-5.7 points53 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, renter households40.5%28.1%+12.4 points6 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, median home value$183,000$150,850+$32,15023 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, median gross rent a month$923$806+$11722 of 63
Ouachita Parish, LA, people per household2.532.54-0.0134 of 64

Flood claims and flood insurance in Ouachita Parish, LA

Ouachita Parish, LA: 1,992 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $96.9M paid, median paid claim $44,987.

4,265 of 57,152 residential structures in Ouachita Parish, LA carry an NFIP contract. 4,766 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Ouachita Parish, LA on 8 Sep 2026. Ouachita Parish, LA lists 805 repetitive-loss properties, 194 of them severe repetitive loss.

Ouachita Parish, LA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Ouachita Parish, LA

flood claims a year, Ouachita Parish, LA

  1. 8'15
  2. 1,765'16
  3. 25'17
  4. 47'18
  5. 65'19
  6. 26'20
  7. 5'21
  8. 13'22
  9. <5'23
  10. 6'24
  11. 28'25
Ouachita Parish, LA flood claims and flood insurance
Ouachita Parish, LAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Ouachita Parish, LA, claims 2015-20251,992—11 of 62
Ouachita Parish, LA, paid 2015-2025$96.9M—11 of 62
Ouachita Parish, LA, median paid claim$44,987——
Ouachita Parish, LA, claims per 1,000 homes34.914.316 of 62
Ouachita Parish, LA, homes with flood insurance7.5%7.3%32 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, policies in force4,766——
Ouachita Parish, LA, repetitive-loss properties805——

Ouachita Parish, LA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Ouachita Parish, LA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Ouachita Parish, LA

Ouachita Parish, LA totals 2,300 heating degree days and 2,335 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Ouachita Parish, LA is the 10th coldest of 64 counties in Louisiana: 2,300 against a median of 1,768. For cooling, Ouachita Parish, LA is the 57th hottest: 2,335 against a median of 2,575.

Ouachita Parish, LA sits between climates, 35 degree days separate heating and cooling.

Ouachita Parish, LA: 2,461 cooling degree days in 2016-2025, 2,335 on the normal, 5% over.

Ouachita Parish, LA: electricity heats 67.1% of 60,804 homes; the winter totals 2,300 heating degree days.

Ouachita Parish, LA

  • Heating degree days, 2,300 vs 1,768130
  • Cooling degree days, 2,335 vs 2,57591
  • Electric heat, 67.1% vs 65.5%102
  • LA median county100
Ouachita Parish, LA: degree days, electric heat
Ouachita Parish, LAValueLA median countyOuachita Parish, LA, rank (1 = highest)
Ouachita Parish, LA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,3001,76810 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,0771,5027 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,3352,57557 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,4612,78661 of 64
Ouachita Parish, LA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202367.1%65.5%27 of 64

Ouachita Parish, LA: ACS B25040, 60,804 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Ouachita Parish, LA

Ouachita Parish, LA counts 158,916 residents in 60,804 households. Ouachita Parish, LA touches 10 ZIP areas, 71201 to 71292, about 15,892 residents each. Household income in Ouachita Parish, LA is $51,241; 36,178 of its 60,804 households own.

40,801 of the 60,804 homes in Ouachita Parish, LA heat with electricity. Ouachita Parish, LA has 70,667 housing units, 9,863 (14.0%) vacant or seasonal, and 24,626 rented homes. Ouachita Parish, LA logged 222 storm events for its 158,916 residents.

The median home in Ouachita Parish, LA dates from 1983. Homes in Ouachita Parish, LA pay $1,861 a year for electricity. Ouachita Parish, LA home electricity prices run Entergy Louisiana LLC to Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc, $23 a month apart at 1,202 kWh.

Cities in Ouachita Parish, LA

ZIP codes in Ouachita Parish, LA

Louisiana: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Ouachita Parish, LA

Ouachita Parish, LA: what do homes pay for electricity?

Ouachita Parish, LA homes paid 11.05 to 13.00 cents per kWh in 2024 across 2 listed utilities: $133 to $156 a month at 1,202 kWh, 3.11% to 3.66% of Ouachita Parish, LA income.

Ouachita Parish, LA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Ouachita Parish, LA: 40,801 of 60,804 occupied homes, 67.1%, rank 27 of 64.

Ouachita Parish, LA: median household income?

$51,241 in Ouachita Parish, LA, rank 37 of 64; 158,916 residents, 60,804 households.

Ouachita Parish, LA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Ouachita Parish, LA: 222 NWS events, peak year 2025.

Ouachita Parish, LA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Ouachita Parish, LA: 1,992 NFIP flood claims, $96.9M paid, 34.9 per 1,000 homes, 7.5% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Ouachita Parish, LA?

Ouachita Parish, LA: median home built 1983; 45.8% predate 1980, 65.7% detached, 8.6% in 5+ unit buildings.

Ouachita Parish, LA: share of income for energy?

Ouachita Parish, LA homes spend $1,861 a year on electricity, $2,289 on all energy: 3.1% of $72,628; 12.9% for lower incomes.

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Ouachita Parish, LA ranks 2nd of 64 Louisiana counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 96.0.