When will the power be back in New Orleans, 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 New Orleans, Louisiana — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. New Orleans is a city in Orleans Parish; when the serving utility's public feed reports New Orleans directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the parish-wide view as context.
New Orleans is a city of about 362,701 residents in Orleans Parish.
Entergy has reported outages for New Orleans by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when New Orleans 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 New Orleans: 70112 · 70113 · 70114 · 70115 · 70116 · 70117 · 70118 · 70119 · 70122 · 70124 · 70125 · 70126 · 70127 · 70128 · 70129 · 70130 · 70131 · 70139 · 70142 · 70143 · 70145 · 70146 · 70148 · 70150 · 70151 · 70152 · 70153 · 70154 · 70156 · 70157 · 70158 · 70159 · 70160 · 70161 · 70162 · 70163 · 70164 · 70165 · 70166 · 70167 · 70170 · 70172 · 70174 · 70175 · 70176 · 70177 · 70178 · 70179 · 70182 · 70184 · 70185 · 70186 · 70187 · 70189 · 70190 · 70195 (New Orleans also extends into a neighboring parish; those ZIPs are listed on that parish's pages.) Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around New Orleans: the closest other places we track are Gretna, about 13 miles to the southwest; Slidell, about 18 miles to the northeast; Kenner, about 20 miles to the west; Mandeville, about 24 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: Covington (31 mi N), Picayune, MS (35 mi NE), Bay St. Louis, MS (38 mi NE), Hammond (44 mi NW), Bogalusa (49 mi N), Long Beach, MS (50 mi NE), Thibodaux (56 mi W), Gulfport, MS (57 mi NE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward McComb, MS (87 mi); northeast toward Biloxi, MS (64 mi); east toward Ocean Springs, MS (72 mi); west toward Gonzales (60 mi); northwest toward Central (74 mi).
Who serves New Orleans?
We track live outage data from Entergy in Orleans 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.
New Orleans's last tracked outage began Aug 14, peaked at 62 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours.
- Aug 14 — 62 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in New Orleans, 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 New Orleans 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 New Orleans, LA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the New Orleans 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 New Orleans ZIP code — 70112, 70113, 70114, 70115, 70116, 70117, or any of the other 50 — 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 New Orleans, LA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Orleans 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 New Orleans specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for New Orleans we have the city-level view: Entergy has published outages for New Orleans under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When New Orleans is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Orleans Parish parish-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the parish figure already includes New Orleans.
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.
