Power Outage in Baton Rouge, LA
Last report: June 23, 2024
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Baton Rouge
To report a power outage in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, located in East Baton Rouge County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 70801, 70802, 70803, 70804, 70805, 70806, 70807, 70808, 70809, 70810, 70811, 70812, 70813, 70814, 70815, 70816, 70817, 70818, 70819, 70820, 70821, 70822, 70823, 70825, 70826, 70827, 70831, 70833, 70835, 70836, 70837, 70873, 70874, 70879, 70884, 70891, 70892, 70893, 70894, 70895, 70896, 70898.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in East Baton Rouge County
Thunderstorm Wind. Local fire department reported downed powerlines from thunderstorm winds in Baker.
June 17, 2023
During the night of January 3rd, a cold front was advancing across the state. Although the storms along the cold front were strong, a couple of cells out ahead of the line became severe. The first of which produced damaging wind gusts in Washington Parish in the town of Varnado where it snapped trees and damaged a tin roof and power poles. The next severe storm was a left-split that produced severe hail in Baton Rouge. The last severe storm came ashore Terrebonne Parish and produced severe hail in Houma. By 12z the cold front exited the area and cleared out all the storms.
January 03, 2023
Hurricane. Ida���s winds downed numerous trees, power lines and power poles across the parish, with over 85 roads closed due to downed trees/lines or debris. Several structures suffered minor to moderate wind damage. Nearly 250,000 homes/businesses were without power during the peak. In the aftermath of the storm, two heat-related fatalities occurred.
August 29, 2021
Thunderstorm Wind. Thunderstorm damaging winds downed multiple trees and powerlines on Airline Highway near Highland.
April 10, 2021
Thunderstorm Wind. Thunderstorm damaging winds snapped power poles near the intersection of Government and Caddo Street in Baton Rouge.
April 10, 2021
Power Outage Related Posts on X from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tornadoes, power outages as storm crosses Texas, Louisiana https://t.co/3EMJXmENRf https://t.co/nr29egixhY
@WAFB - March 03, 2023 10:42
Amid the reoccurring internet problems this week, LSU releases a statement with the facts they do know while they c… https://t.co/oh0jNM8zld
@lsutigertv - February 28, 2023 21:22
Louisiana State Police investigating "incident" that took down Southeastern's computer systems https://t.co/uTVmUTFjv0
@theadvocatebr - February 28, 2023 03:30
Due to the power outage, the LSU Law Library is now closed for the day.
@lsulawlibrary - February 27, 2023 22:07
BREAKING: Universities across Louisiana report internet blackouts https://t.co/TSNGNl2atD
@lsutigertv - February 27, 2023 21:55