When will the power be back in Gretna, LA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Gretna is a city of about 17,185 residents in Jefferson Parish.
Entergy has reported outages for Gretna by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Gretna 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 Gretna:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Gretna: the closest other places we track are New Orleans, about 13 miles to the northeast; Kenner, about 14 miles to the northwest; Slidell, about 31 miles to the northeast; and Mandeville, about 32 miles to the north. Also nearby: Covington (40 mi N); Houma (45 mi SW); Thibodaux (46 mi W); Hammond (48 mi NW); Picayune, MS (49 mi NE); Bay St. Louis, MS (50 mi NE); Gonzales (56 mi W); and Bogalusa (61 mi N).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward McComb, MS (96 mi); northeast toward Long Beach, MS (61 mi); east toward Pascagoula, MS (95 mi); west toward Morgan City (70 mi); and northwest toward Central (74 mi).
Who serves Gretna?
We track live outage data from Entergy in Jefferson Parish — but several utilities can serve one parish, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Gretna's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 78 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 29 — 78 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 27 — 96 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 19 — 38 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 18 — 327 customers out, restored in 3 hours
Parish context: across all of Jefferson Parish, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 7.8 hr. The full record for Jefferson Parish
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Gretna, LA?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Gretna's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Gretna, LA?
To check your own street, search a Gretna ZIP code — 70053, 70054 or 70056 — and the map opens on that area.
