When will the power be back in New Orleans, LA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
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 2026-09-18) — 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
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New Orleans also extends into a neighboring parish: 70121 · 70123 · 70141 · 70181 · 70183. 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; and 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); and 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); southwest toward Houma (58 mi); west toward Gonzales (60 mi); and 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.
New Orleans's last tracked outage began Oct 2, peaked at 30 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours.
- Oct 2 — 30 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 1 — 29 customers out, restored in an hour
- Sep 30 — 1,352 customers out, restored in 18 hours
- Sep 30 — 169 customers out, restored in 9 hours
Parish context: across all of Orleans Parish, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 6.5 hr. The full record for Orleans Parish
Common questions
When will my power be back on in New Orleans, 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 New Orleans's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 4 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in New Orleans, LA?
To check 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.
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 2026-09-18. 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.
