Louisiana major outage reports
Louisiana is named in 94 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Louisiana ranks 5th of 51 by count and 11th per resident. Louisiana runs above the U.S. average, at 20.3 per million people. Louisiana peaked in 2021 with 24; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 52% of Louisiana's reports. The largest customer count in a Louisiana-only report is 481,268, dated 28 Oct 2020. Treat 94 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Louisiana outage.
Louisiana reports by year
Louisiana filed 25 in 2014 to 2018 and 69 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 176%, with 26% of the Louisiana total landing in 2021.
Louisiana reports a year
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What Louisiana reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 49 | 52% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 29 | 31% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 11 | 12% |
| Fuel supply problems | 3 | 3% |
| All other groups | 2 | 2% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather | 43 | 46% |
| System Operations | 16 | 17% |
| Transmission Interruption | 9 | 10% |
| Vandalism | 8 | 9% |
| Transmission equipment failure | 3 | 3% |
| Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 2 | 2% |
39 of the 94 Louisiana reports also name another state, while 55 name Louisiana alone.
Largest Louisiana reports by customers affected
29 of 55 reports naming only Louisiana list customers, and 14 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Louisiana-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2020 | Louisiana | Severe Weather | 481,268 | 7.2 h | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Louisiana: Acadia Parish, Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Evangeline Parish and more | Severe Weather | 132,200 | 43.3 h | — |
| 29 Aug 2021 | Louisiana | Severe Weather | 91,315 | 4.8 days | — |
| 20 May 2016 | Louisiana | Distribution Interruption | 85,000 | 2.2 days | — |
| 26 Oct 2019 | Louisiana | Severe Weather | 82,124 | 12.3 h | — |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Louisiana | Severe Weather | 77,933 | 6.5 h | — |
| 28 Oct 2020 | Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish, St. Mary Parish | Severe Weather | 72,707 | 23.3 h | — |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Louisiana | Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 68,600 | 3.5 h | — |
| 17 Feb 2021 | Louisiana: Lafayette Parish | Severe Weather | 67,000 | 5.0 h | 400 |
| 20 May 2016 | Louisiana | Weather | 57,184 | — | — |
Longest Louisiana reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2020 | Louisiana | Severe Weather | 50,000 | 7.3 days | 200 |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Louisiana | Severe Weather | 50,000 | 5.5 days | 200 |
| 29 Aug 2021 | Louisiana | Severe Weather | 91,315 | 4.8 days | — |
| 29 Aug 2021 | Louisiana | Severe Weather | 50,000 | 4.4 days | — |
| 15 Feb 2021 | Louisiana | Severe Weather | — | 3.8 days | — |
Latest Louisiana reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2023 | Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish | Transmission equipment failure | 23,380 | 1.5 h | 103 |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Louisiana | Transmission equipment failure | 6,242 | 0.1 h | 17 |
| 20 Jun 2023 | Louisiana | Transmission equipment failure | — | 3.1 h | — |
| 4 Mar 2023 | Louisiana | Transmission Interruption | — | — | 800 |
| 4 Mar 2023 | Louisiana | Transmission Interruption | 33 | — | 965 |
| 24 Jan 2023 | Louisiana | Vandalism | — | 1.0 h | — |
| 5 Jan 2023 | Louisiana: Concordia Parish | Transmission Interruption | 1,631 | — | 23 |
| 9 Jul 2022 | Louisiana: Rapides Parish | System Operations | 4,724 | 0.2 h | — |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Louisiana | Fuel Supply Deficiency | — | 0.8 h | — |
| 3 May 2022 | Louisiana | Actual Physical Attack | — | 35.7 h | — |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Louisiana: Iberia Parish | System Operations | 2,429 | 2.0 h | 7 |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Louisiana: Lafayette Parish | System Operations | — | 7.5 h | 80 |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 94 Louisiana reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Louisiana reports are in the DOE files?
Louisiana appears in 94 reports, 5th among states and DC, and 39 of them also name a second state.
Which Louisiana report lists the most customers?
In Louisiana-only reports the top customer count is 481,268, a Severe Weather report that began 28 Oct 2020 (Louisiana).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Louisiana?
The top DOE type in Louisiana is Severe Weather; severe weather and natural disasters cover 52% of Louisiana's reports.
Are outage reports in Louisiana going up?
Louisiana filed 25 in 2014 to 2018 and 69 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 176%. The Louisiana count may also reflect new filing habits.