When will the power be back in West Monroe, 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 West Monroe, Louisiana — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. West Monroe is a city in Ouachita Parish; when the serving utility's public feed reports West Monroe directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the parish-wide view as context.
West Monroe is a city of about 12,476 residents in Ouachita Parish.
Entergy has reported outages for West Monroe by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when West Monroe 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 West Monroe: 71291 · 71292 · 71294 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around West Monroe: the closest other places we track are Monroe, about 4 miles to the east; Minden, about 66 miles to the west; Natchitoches, about 77 miles to the southwest; Natchez, MS, about 81 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Magnolia, AR (82 mi NW), Pineville (82 mi S), Alexandria (86 mi S), Greenville, MS (88 mi NE), Bossier City (88 mi W), Clinton, MS (106 mi E), Byram, MS (111 mi E), Jackson, MS (114 mi E). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Pine Bluff, AR (118 mi); east toward Ridgeland, MS (116 mi); southeast toward Brookhaven, MS (119 mi); south toward Opelousas (137 mi); southwest toward Lufkin, TX (172 mi); west toward Marshall, TX (128 mi); northwest toward Texarkana, AR (125 mi).
Who serves West Monroe?
We track live outage data from Entergy in Ouachita 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.
West Monroe's last tracked outage began Aug 16, peaked at 45 customers out, and was restored in 30 minutes. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Aug 16 — 45 customers out, restored in 30 minutes
- Aug 16 — 41 customers out, restored in 5 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in West Monroe, 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 West Monroe 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 West Monroe's own record: across the 2 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 West Monroe, LA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the West Monroe 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 West Monroe ZIP code — 71291, 71292, 71294 — 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 West Monroe, LA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Ouachita 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 West Monroe specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for West Monroe we have the city-level view: Entergy has published outages for West Monroe under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When West Monroe is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Ouachita Parish parish-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the parish figure already includes West Monroe.
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.
