When will the power be back in Opelousas, LA?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Opelousas is a city of about 15,176 residents in St. Landry Parish.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Opelousas by name, so this page reports the St. Landry Parish parish-wide view, which covers Opelousas. If a serving utility does name Opelousas during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Opelousas:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Opelousas: the closest other places we track are Carencro, about 15 miles to the south; Lafayette, about 22 miles to the south; Crowley, about 28 miles to the southwest; and Broussard, about 28 miles to the south. Also nearby: Youngsville (30 mi S), Abbeville (38 mi S), New Iberia (39 mi SE), Baker (55 mi E), Zachary (55 mi E), Baton Rouge (57 mi E), Pineville (60 mi N) and Central (62 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward West Monroe (137 mi); northeast toward Natchez, MS (82 mi); east toward Gonzales (72 mi); southeast toward Thibodaux (91 mi); southwest toward Texas City, TX (184 mi); west toward Lake Charles (71 mi); and northwest toward Minden (161 mi).
Who serves Opelousas?
We track live outage data from SLEMCO, CLECO Power ↗ and Entergy in St. Landry Parish — but several utilities can serve one parish, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Opelousas's last tracked outage began Oct 6, peaked at 37 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 6 — 37 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Oct 5 — 69 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Oct 5 — 31 customers out, restored in 35 minutes
- Sep 28 — 305 customers out, restored in 4 hours
Parish context: across all of St. Landry Parish, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2.3 hr. The full record for St. Landry Parish
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Opelousas, 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 Opelousas's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Opelousas, LA?
To check your own street, search an Opelousas ZIP code — 70570 or 70571 — and the map opens on that area.
