When will the power be back in Central, 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 Central, Louisiana — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Central is a city in East Baton Rouge Parish; when the serving utility's public feed reports Central directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the parish-wide view as context.
Central is a city of about 30,161 residents in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Entergy has reported outages for Central by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Central is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the parish-wide total.
Around Central: the closest other places we track are Baker, about 7 miles to the west; Zachary, about 10 miles to the northwest; Gonzales, about 25 miles to the south; Hammond, about 35 miles to the east. Also nearby: Thibodaux (54 mi S), Covington (55 mi E), Mandeville (57 mi E), McComb, MS (58 mi NE), Morgan City (60 mi S), Kenner (60 mi SE), New Iberia (60 mi SW), Broussard (62 mi SW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Natchez, MS (71 mi); northeast toward Brookhaven, MS (79 mi); east toward Bogalusa (71 mi); southeast toward Gretna (74 mi); southwest toward Youngsville (66 mi); west toward Carencro (62 mi); northwest toward Pineville (98 mi).
Who serves Central?
We track live outage data from Entergy in East Baton Rouge 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.
Central's last tracked outage began Aug 16, peaked at 155 customers out, and was restored in 50 minutes. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran an hour.
- Aug 16 — 155 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Aug 16 — 157 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Aug 16 — 184 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 15 — 55 customers out, restored in an hour
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Central, 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 Central 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 Central's own record: across the 4 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 Central, LA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Central 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. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Central, LA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in East Baton Rouge Parish include Entergy; 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 Central specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Central we have the city-level view: Entergy has published outages for Central under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Central is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the East Baton Rouge Parish parish-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the parish figure already includes Central.
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.
