When will the power be back in Opelousas, 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 22, 8,694 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.7 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.2 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 Opelousas, Louisiana — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Opelousas is a city in St. Landry Parish; when the serving utility's public feed reports Opelousas directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the parish-wide view as context.
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: 70570 · 70571 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; Crowley, about 28 miles to the southwest; Broussard, about 28 miles to the south; Youngsville, about 30 miles to the south. Also nearby: Abbeville (38 mi S), New Iberia (39 mi SE), Baker (55 mi E), Zachary (55 mi E), Alexandria (58 mi NW), Pineville (60 mi N), Central (62 mi E), Lake Charles (71 mi W). 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 Morgan City (78 mi); southwest toward Texas City, TX (184 mi); west toward Sulphur (79 mi); northwest toward Natchitoches (103 mi).
Who serves Opelousas?
We track live outage data from CLECO Power ↗, SLEMCO in St. Landry 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.
Opelousas's last tracked outage began Aug 22, peaked at 26 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Aug 22 — 26 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 21 — 3,830 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Aug 20 — 120 customers out, restored in 2 hours
- Aug 20 — 72 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Opelousas, 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 Opelousas 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 Opelousas's own record: across the 4 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?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Opelousas 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 Opelousas ZIP code — 70570, 70571 — 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 Opelousas, LA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in St. Landry Parish include CLECO Power, 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 Opelousas specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the St. Landry Parish parish-wide view, which covers Opelousas. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Opelousas by name; utilities here have so far reported only parish-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Opelousas. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Carencro (15 mi S) 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.
