When will the power be back in Carencro, 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 Carencro, Louisiana — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Carencro is a city in Lafayette Parish; when the serving utility's public feed reports Carencro directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the parish-wide view as context.
Carencro is a city of about 12,883 residents in Lafayette Parish.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Carencro by name, so this page reports the Lafayette Parish parish-wide view, which covers Carencro. If a serving utility does name Carencro during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Carencro: 70520 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Carencro: the closest other places we track are Broussard, about 13 miles to the southeast; Opelousas, about 15 miles to the north; Youngsville, about 15 miles to the south; Crowley, about 21 miles to the west. Also nearby: Abbeville (24 mi S), New Iberia (25 mi SE), Baker (56 mi E), Zachary (57 mi NE), Central (62 mi E), Morgan City (66 mi SE), Gonzales (67 mi E), Lake Charles (70 mi W). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Alexandria (72 mi); northeast toward Natchez, MS (93 mi); east toward Hammond (95 mi); southeast toward Thibodaux (81 mi); southwest toward Galveston, TX (186 mi); west toward Sulphur (79 mi); northwest toward Natchitoches (116 mi).
Who serves Carencro?
We track live outage data from Lafayette Utilities System, SLEMCO in Lafayette 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.
Carencro's last tracked outage began Aug 16, peaked at 1,280 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours.
- Aug 16 — 1,280 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Carencro, 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 Carencro area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Carencro, LA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Carencro 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 Carencro ZIP code — 70520 — 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 Carencro, LA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Lafayette Parish include Lafayette Utilities System, SLEMCO; 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 Carencro specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Lafayette Parish parish-wide view, which covers Carencro. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Carencro by name; utilities here have so far reported only parish-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Carencro. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Broussard (13 mi SE) is the closest place we track separately.
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.
