Power Outage in Sulphur, LA
Last report: March 28, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Sulphur
To report a power outage in Sulphur, Louisiana, located in Calcasieu County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Jeff Davis Electric Coop Inc
American Public Power Association
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 70663, 70664, 70665.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Calcasieu County
Tornado. An EF-2 tornado touched down near near Perkins Pipeline Road and tracked northeast for 12 miles through northern Calcasieu Parish and into southeast Beauregard Parish. Only 4 miles were in Calcasieu Parish and the tornado only damaged trees and power lines before tracking into Beauregard Parish. Max estimated winds were 125 mph.
January 24, 2023
Hurricane. Heavy rain and high winds affected Calcasieu Parish as Delta moved across the region. Debris from Hurricane Laura slowed runoff from the 10 to 18 inches of rainfall causing flooding. White Oak Park experienced the 5th highest river reading on record. Many structures also had temporary roofs or tarps that were removed during the hurricane from the near 100 mph wind gusts causing more damage. Power was also knocked back out for most of the parish.
October 09, 2020
Hurricane. There was a mandatory evacuation for the parish. Numerous trees, power lines, transmission lines, and poles were blown down across the parish. All of the parish was without power immediately after the storm. Homes and businesses were damage from trees falling on them, or from the winds. Low-lying areas near downtown Lake Charles flooded from high water due to rainfall. A male of unknown age drowned in a sinking shrimp boat. Twelve persons died in recovery (indirect deaths) from carbon monoxide poisoning, including five in one family in the city of Lake Charles. Other indirect deaths occurred from smoke inhalation, from a head injury after falling off a roof, falling off scaffolding in a refinery, and accident of a tree service vehicle. Wind gusts ranged from 110 to 145 mph across the parish. Storm surge reached 4.65 MHHW at Lake Charles.
August 26, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. Power lines and a tree down at the intersection of Common and Romero Street.
April 29, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. Power lines were down along the 4300 block of Kirkman Street.
April 29, 2020
Power Outage Related Posts on X from Sulphur, Louisiana
No deaths or injuries have been reported from the storms that struck Texas and Louisiana on Thursday night after sl… https://t.co/Jr38U7eW9K
@KPLC7News - March 03, 2023 14:38
GUSTIER WINDS TONIGHT: Even outside of the thunderstorms, wind gusts of 45-50 mph can be expected later this evenin… https://t.co/21spNfANvE
@BenTerryKPLC - March 03, 2023 00:10
Starks High School will be dismissing at 1:15 p.m. due to a power outage. https://t.co/hoiSmvHaQY
@KPLC7News - January 23, 2023 18:57
This didn't air either due to the power outage, but Saturday was a special one for McNeese Basketball as they honor… https://t.co/exHAmcdPD0
@KPLC7Sports - January 17, 2023 02:51
Unfortunately due to a power outage this didn't air, but congratulations to Iowa's Landon Langley on signing his Na… https://t.co/0c4QN7Yeaz
@KPLC7Sports - January 17, 2023 02:47