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Electric companies in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Rapides Parish, LA ranks 5th of 64 Louisiana counties for winter weather risk, FEMA score 72.1. Rapides Parish, LA has 128,470 residents. Rapides Parish, LA: 5 utilities listed by EIA. Rapides Parish, LA: home electricity prices of 11.05 to 13.70 cents per kWh.

Rapides Parish, LA on the map

Rapides Parish, LA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsWinnEvangelineAvoyellesLaSalleGrantRapides

Rapides Parish, LA darker: more storm events

Outage risk in Rapides Parish, LA

Rapides Parish, LA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 113 in all, 88.0 per 100,000 residents of 128,470, rank 23 of 64 Louisiana counties. Property damage in Rapides Parish, LA: $607.9M, with 5 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Rapides Parish, LA

events a year, Rapides Parish, LA

  1. 8'15
  2. 6'16
  3. 9'17
  4. 7'18
  5. 9'19
  6. 8'20
  7. 2'21
  8. 5'22
  9. 9'23
  10. 32'24
  11. 18'25

Events by type

events by type, Rapides Parish, LA

  • Thunderstorm and high wind75
  • Tornado30
  • Hurricane and tropical storm3
  • Heat wave2
  • Winter storm and heavy snow1
  • Ice storm1
Rapides Parish, LA outage-linked hazards
Rapides Parish, LAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Rapides Parish, LA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate77.517 of 64752024 (29)$722K
Rapides Parish, LA, tornadoRelatively Moderate68.735 of 64302017 (6)$26.1M
Rapides Parish, LA, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate90.627 of 6432020 (2)$580.0M
Rapides Parish, LA, ice stormRelatively High85.514 of 6412021 (1)$0
Rapides Parish, LA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Moderate72.15 of 6412025 (1)$0
Rapides Parish, LA, heat waveRelatively Moderate91.513 of 6422023 (2)$0

Electric utilities in Rapides Parish, LA

Utility listed for Rapides Parish, LATypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,202 kWhShare of Rapides Parish, LA median income of $55,946
Entergy Louisiana LLC in Rapides Parish, LAInvestor Owned11.05$1,5942.85%
City of Alexandria in Rapides Parish, LAMunicipal11.10$1,6012.86%
Cleco Power LLC in Rapides Parish, LAInvestor Owned12.33$1,7783.18%
Concordia Electric Coop, Inc in Rapides Parish, LACooperative13.36$1,9273.44%
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc in Rapides Parish, LACooperative13.70$1,9753.53%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Rapides Parish, LA

Residents of Rapides Parish, LA, ACS 2023
128,47013 of 64 Louisiana counties
Households in Rapides Parish, LA
48,6602.64 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Rapides Parish, LA
65.3%31,771 owner and 16,889 renter households
Median household income in Rapides Parish, LA
$55,94630 of 64 Louisiana counties
Housing units in Rapides Parish, LA
58,3219,661 vacant or seasonal, 16.6% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Rapides Parish, LA
70.3%34,199 homes, 17 of 64 Louisiana counties
Utilities listed for Rapides Parish, LA
55 with a home price: Entergy Louisiana LLC, City of Alexandria, Cleco Power LLC
Lowest home price in Rapides Parish, LA
11.05 ¢/kWhEntergy Louisiana LLC, 19.3% below the highest
Highest home price in Rapides Parish, LA
13.70 ¢/kWhBeauregard Electric Coop, Inc
Monthly bill gap in Rapides Parish, LA
$32between the two at 1,202 kWh, $381 a year, 0.68% of the Rapides Parish, LA median income
ZIP areas touching Rapides Parish, LA
2071301 to 71485
Outage-linked storm events in Rapides Parish, LA
113NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Rapides Parish, LA
50.6%median year built 1980
Flood claims in Rapides Parish, LA
826NFIP 2015 to 2025, $28.2M paid
Home energy burden in Rapides Parish, LA
3.3%$2,242 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Rapides Parish, LA

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

Rapides Parish, LA: a 1,202 kWh month at that price. Rapides Parish, LA: $108 in 2015, $133 in 2024. Rapides Parish, LA: $1,594 a year, 2.8% of the $55,946 median income.

Rapides: 10 yearly prices
YearEntergy Louisiana LLC, Rapides Parish, LARapides: Gap to Louisiana averageRapides: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Rapides8.95-0.38-3.70
2016, Rapides8.59-0.75-3.96
2017, Rapides8.90-0.84-3.99
2018, Rapides8.52-1.07-4.35
2019, Rapides8.98-0.82-4.03
2020, Rapides9.15-0.52-4.00
2021, Rapides10.89-0.13-2.77
2022, Rapides12.70-0.23-2.34
2023, Rapides11.01-0.54-4.99
2024, Rapides11.05-0.68-5.43

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

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Cost of living with electricity in Rapides Parish, LA

Rapides Parish, LA: electricity $2,242 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,484, 3.3% of $76,262 income. 48,544 households in Rapides Parish, LA spend about $108.8 million a year on electricity and $120.6 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Rapides Parish, LA ($18,849 a year) spend 11.4% of income, 3.5 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Rapides Parish, LA

% of income on energy, Rapides Parish, LA

  • All households3.3
  • Lower income11.4
  • Owners2.9
  • Renters4.7
  • Louisiana counties2.7
Rapides Parish, LA home energy cost by household group
Rapides Parish, LAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Rapides Parish, LA, all households48,544$76,262$2,242$228$143.3%
Rapides Parish, LA, lower income16,001$18,849$1,950$196$911.4%
Rapides Parish, LA, owners31,989$93,980$2,450$270$192.9%
Rapides Parish, LA, renters16,555$42,026$1,841$147$34.7%

Housing and heating in Rapides Parish, LA

Rapides Parish, LA: 29,533 of 58,321 homes were built before 1980 and 14,093 in 2000 or later. Rapides Parish, LA has 39,442 detached houses, 4,783 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 9,121 mobile homes, and 16,889 of 48,660 households rent.

Age of homes in Rapides Parish, LA

% of homes by decade built, Rapides Parish, LA

  1. 4pre-40
  2. 840s
  3. 1050s
  4. 1260s
  5. 1670s
  6. 1380s
  7. 1290s
  8. 1300s
  9. 1010s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Rapides Parish, LA

% of homes by main fuel, Rapides Parish

  • Electricity70.3
  • Utility gas25.8
  • Propane2.6
Rapides Parish, LA housing against Louisiana counties
Rapides Parish, LAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Rapides Parish, LA, median year built19801982-2 years37 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, built before 198050.6%47.1%+3.6 points23 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, built 2000 or later24.2%25.0%-0.8 points39 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, detached houses67.6%67.8%-0.2 points35 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings8.2%3.5%+4.8 points13 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, mobile homes15.6%20.1%-4.4 points49 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, renter households34.7%28.1%+6.6 points12 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, median home value$179,100$150,850+$28,25024 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, median gross rent a month$942$806+$13620 of 63
Rapides Parish, LA, people per household2.562.54+0.0226 of 64

Flood claims and flood insurance in Rapides Parish, LA

Rapides Parish, LA: 826 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $28.2M paid, median paid claim $28,916.

2,688 of 52,260 residential structures in Rapides Parish, LA carry an NFIP contract. 3,036 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Rapides Parish, LA on 8 Sep 2026. Rapides Parish, LA lists 382 repetitive-loss properties, 92 of them severe repetitive loss.

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

Flood claims by year in Rapides Parish, LA

flood claims a year, Rapides Parish, LA

  1. 123'15
  2. 59'16
  3. 213'17
  4. 11'18
  5. 89'19
  6. 298'20
  7. 15'21
  8. <5'22
  9. <5'23
  10. 12'24
  11. <5'25
Rapides Parish, LA flood claims and flood insurance
Rapides Parish, LAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Rapides Parish, LA, claims 2015-2025826—15 of 62
Rapides Parish, LA, paid 2015-2025$28.2M—16 of 62
Rapides Parish, LA, median paid claim$28,916——
Rapides Parish, LA, claims per 1,000 homes15.814.329 of 62
Rapides Parish, LA, homes with flood insurance5.1%7.3%38 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, policies in force3,036——
Rapides Parish, LA, repetitive-loss properties382——

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

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

Climate and electric heating in Rapides Parish, LA

Rapides Parish, LA totals 1,830 heating degree days and 2,564 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Rapides Parish, LA is the 28th coldest of 64 counties in Louisiana: 1,830 against a median of 1,768. For cooling, Rapides Parish, LA is the 34th hottest: 2,564 against a median of 2,575.

Rapides Parish, LA sits between climates, 734 degree days separate heating and cooling.

Rapides Parish, LA: 2,680 cooling degree days in 2016-2025, 2,564 on the normal, 5% over.

Rapides Parish, LA: electricity heats 70.3% of 48,660 homes; the winter totals 1,830 heating degree days.

Rapides Parish, LA

  • Heating degree days, 1,830 vs 1,768104
  • Cooling degree days, 2,564 vs 2,575100
  • Electric heat, 70.3% vs 65.5%107
  • LA median county100
Rapides Parish, LA: degree days, electric heat
Rapides Parish, LAValueLA median countyRapides Parish, LA, rank (1 = highest)
Rapides Parish, LA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal1,8301,76828 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean1,6341,50227 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,5642,57534 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,6802,78639 of 64
Rapides Parish, LA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202370.3%65.5%17 of 64

Rapides Parish, LA: ACS B25040, 48,660 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Rapides Parish, LA

Rapides Parish, LA touches 20 ZIP areas, 71301 to 71485, about 6,424 residents each. Rapides Parish, LA counts 128,470 residents in 48,660 households. 34,199 of the 48,660 homes in Rapides Parish, LA heat with electricity.

Household income in Rapides Parish, LA is $55,946; 31,771 of its 48,660 households own. Rapides Parish, LA has 58,321 housing units, 9,661 (16.6%) vacant or seasonal, and 16,889 rented homes. Rapides Parish, LA logged 113 storm events for its 128,470 residents.

The median home in Rapides Parish, LA dates from 1980. Homes in Rapides Parish, LA pay $2,242 a year for electricity. Rapides Parish, LA home electricity prices run Entergy Louisiana LLC to Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc, $32 a month apart at 1,202 kWh.

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Questions on Rapides Parish, LA

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

Rapides Parish, LA homes paid 11.05 to 13.70 cents per kWh in 2024 across 5 listed utilities: $133 to $165 a month at 1,202 kWh, 2.85% to 3.53% of Rapides Parish, LA income.

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

Rapides Parish, LA: 34,199 of 48,660 occupied homes, 70.3%, rank 17 of 64.

Rapides Parish, LA: median household income?

$55,946 in Rapides Parish, LA, rank 30 of 64; 128,470 residents, 48,660 households.

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

Rapides Parish, LA: 113 NWS events, peak year 2024.

Rapides Parish, LA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Rapides Parish, LA: 826 NFIP flood claims, $28.2M paid, 15.8 per 1,000 homes, 5.1% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Rapides Parish, LA?

Rapides Parish, LA: median home built 1980; 50.6% predate 1980, 67.6% detached, 8.2% in 5+ unit buildings.

Rapides Parish, LA: share of income for energy?

Rapides Parish, LA homes spend $2,242 a year on electricity, $2,484 on all energy: 3.3% of $76,262; 11.4% for lower incomes.

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Rapides Parish, LA ranks 5th of 64 Louisiana counties for winter weather risk, FEMA score 72.1.