When will the power be back in Bossier City, LA?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Bossier City, Louisiana — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Bossier City is a city in Bossier Parish; when the serving utility's public feed reports Bossier City directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the parish-wide view as context.
Bossier City is a city of about 63,218 residents in Bossier Parish.
SWEPCO has reported outages for Bossier City by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Bossier City is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the parish-wide total.
ZIP codes in Bossier City: 71111 · 71112 · 71113 · 71171 · 71172 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Bossier City: the closest other places we track are Minden, about 24 miles to the east; Marshall, TX, about 40 miles to the west; Magnolia, AR, about 58 miles to the northeast; Longview, TX, about 64 miles to the west. Also nearby: Natchitoches (64 mi SE), Texarkana, AR (66 mi N), Texarkana, TX (68 mi N), Kilgore, TX (70 mi W), Henderson, TX (71 mi W), Nacogdoches, TX (85 mi SW), Mount Pleasant, TX (88 mi NW), West Monroe (88 mi E). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Malvern, AR (137 mi); northeast toward Pine Bluff, AR (151 mi); east toward Monroe (93 mi); southeast toward Pineville (110 mi); south toward Sulphur (160 mi); southwest toward Lufkin, TX (104 mi); west toward Tyler, TX (97 mi); northwest toward Paris, TX (135 mi).
Who serves Bossier City?
We track live outage data from SWEPCO in Bossier Parish — but several utilities can serve one parish, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Bossier City's last tracked outage began Aug 16, peaked at 405 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 3 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Aug 16 — 405 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 15 — 259 customers out, restored in an hour
- Aug 14 — 58 customers out, restored in an hour
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Bossier City, LA?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Bossier City area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Bossier City's own record: across the 3 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Bossier City, LA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Bossier City area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Bossier City ZIP code — 71111, 71112, 71113, 71171, 71172 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Bossier City, LA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Bossier Parish include SWEPCO; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Bossier City specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Bossier City we have the city-level view: SWEPCO has published outages for Bossier City under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Bossier City is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Bossier Parish parish-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the parish figure already includes Bossier City.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
