EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29

Louisiana electricity rates

Louisiana homes paid 12.9¢ per kWh in August 2026 — +2.5% from a year earlier. That is #2 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.

LA average12.9¢Aug 2026

12-month average13.1¢

Rank (cheapest)#2of 51

Utilities21

ZIP codes710

Louisiana electricity price trend

Louisiana averageU.S. average

Aug 202612.9¢per kWh

vs. 1 year ago+2.5%12.6¢

vs. 5 years ago+12.4%11.4¢

Record high14.4¢Apr 2026

Avg. home bill$2271,763 kWh, Aug

EIA forecast, West South Central15.3¢Dec 2027

Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the West South Central region, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas.

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Utilities in Louisiana

21 utilities · 4 report monthly

Monthly home price by utility

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Each line is one utility (EIA-861M, 4 utilities that report monthly); the teal line is the Louisiana average. Hover or tap a line — or a row in the table — to highlight it.

	│ = LA average, same period
Entergy Louisiana LLC Investor Owned · monthly data	12.9¢Jan–Aug 2026	-3.8%	+16.7%	$135	957,522
Cleco Power LLC Investor Owned · monthly data	14.9¢Jan–Aug 2026	+11.2%	+20.8%	$150	251,927
Southwestern Electric Power Co. Investor Owned · monthly data	14.8¢Jan–Aug 2026	+10.6%	+10.1%	$145	207,011
Entergy New Orleans, LLC Investor Owned · monthly data	13.7¢Jan–Aug 2026	+2.6%	+5.4%	$136	188,178
Dixie Electric Membership Corp (LA) Cooperative	11.9¢2024	+1.2%	—	$157	110,675
Southwest Louisiana E M C Cooperative	11.6¢2024	-1.9%	—	$159	108,368
City of Lafayette (LA) Municipal	10.1¢2024	-14%	—	$121	59,961
Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc. Cooperative	11.8¢2024	+0.7%	—	$153	50,901
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative	13.7¢2024	+16.4%	—	$170	40,051
Adjustment 2024	11.6¢2024	-1.6%	—	$131	37,455
Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative	13.0¢2024	+10.4%	—	$147	21,438
City of Alexandria (LA) Municipal	11.1¢2024	-5.7%	—	$132	19,541
South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn Cooperative	13.5¢2024	+14.5%	—	$171	16,997
Concordia Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative	13.4¢2024	+13.5%	—	$127	11,879
Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc. Cooperative	10.7¢2024	-9.4%	—	$148	11,543
Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't Municipal	10.7¢2024	-8.9%	—	$139	11,218
City of Ruston (LA) Municipal	5.7¢2024	-51.9%	—	$52	9,900
Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc. Cooperative	14.1¢2024	+19.3%	—	$169	9,127
Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc. Cooperative	8.8¢2024	-24.9%	—	$110	8,459
Pointe Coupee Elec Member Corp Cooperative	13.4¢2024	+14%	—	$161	8,255
City of Natchitoches Municipal	9.3¢2024	-21.4%	—	$93	7,234

Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. LA avg.” use the Louisiana average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.

All ZIP codes in Louisiana

70001Metairie 70002Metairie 70003Metairie 70004Metairie 70005Metairie 70006Metairie 70009Metairie 70010Metairie 70011Metairie 70030Des Allemands 70031Ama 70032Arabi 70033Metairie 70036Barataria 70037Belle Chasse 70038Boothville 70039Boutte 70040Braithwaite 70041Buras 70043Chalmette 70044Chalmette 70047Destrehan 70049Edgard 70050Empire 70051Garyville 70052Gramercy 70053Gretna 70054Gretna 70055Metairie 70056Gretna 70057Hahnville 70058Harvey 70059Harvey 70060Metairie 70062Kenner 70063Kenner 70064Kenner 70065Kenner 70067Lafitte 70068La Place 70069La Place 70070Luling 70071Lutcher 70072Marrero 70073Marrero 70075Meraux 70076Mount Airy 70078New Sarpy 70079Norco 70080Paradis 70082Pointe A La Hache 70083Port Sulphur 70084Reserve 70085Saint Bernard 70086Saint James 70087Saint Rose 70090Vacherie 70091Venice 70092Violet 70093Belle Chasse 70094Westwego 70096Westwego 70097Kenner 70112New Orleans 70113New Orleans 70114New Orleans 70115New Orleans 70116New Orleans 70117New Orleans 70118New Orleans 70119New Orleans 70121New Orleans 70122New Orleans 70123New Orleans 70124New Orleans 70125New Orleans 70126New Orleans 70127New Orleans 70128New Orleans 70129New Orleans 70130New Orleans 70131New Orleans 70139New Orleans 70141New Orleans 70142New Orleans 70143New Orleans 70145New Orleans 70146New Orleans 70148New Orleans 70150New Orleans 70151New Orleans 70152New Orleans 70153New Orleans 70154New Orleans 70156New Orleans 70157New Orleans 70158New Orleans 70159New Orleans 70160New Orleans 70161New Orleans 70162New Orleans 70163New Orleans 70164New Orleans 70165New Orleans 70166New Orleans 70167New Orleans 70170New Orleans 70172New Orleans 70174New Orleans 70175New Orleans 70176New Orleans 70177New Orleans 70178New Orleans 70179New Orleans 70181New Orleans 70182New Orleans 70183New Orleans 70184New Orleans 70185New Orleans 70186New Orleans 70187New Orleans 70189New Orleans 70190New Orleans 70195New Orleans 70301Thibodaux 70302Thibodaux 70310Thibodaux 70339Pierre Part 70340Amelia 70341Belle Rose 70342Berwick 70343Bourg 70344Chauvin 70345Cut Off 70346Donaldsonville 70352Donner 70353Dulac 70354Galliano 70355Gheens 70356Gibson 70357Golden Meadow 70358Grand Isle 70359Gray 70360Houma 70361Houma 70363Houma 70364Houma 70371Kraemer 70372Labadieville 70373Larose 70374Lockport 70375Mathews 70377Montegut 70380Morgan City 70381Morgan City 70390Napoleonville 70391Paincourtville 70392Patterson 70393Plattenville 70394Raceland 70395Schriever 70397Theriot 70401Hammond 70402Hammond 70403Hammond 70404Hammond 70420Abita Springs 70421Akers 70422Amite 70426Angie 70427Bogalusa 70429Bogalusa 70431Bush 70433Covington 70434Covington 70435Covington 70436Fluker 70437Folsom 70438Franklinton 70441Greensburg 70442Husser 70443Independence 70444Kentwood 70445Lacombe 70446Loranger 70447Madisonville 70448Mandeville 70449Maurepas 70450Mount Hermon 70451Natalbany 70452Pearl River 70453Pine Grove 70454Ponchatoula 70455Robert 70456Roseland 70457Saint Benedict 70458Slidell 70459Slidell 70460Slidell 70461Slidell 70462Springfield 70463Sun 70464Talisheek 70465Tangipahoa 70466Tickfaw 70469Slidell 70470Mandeville 70471Mandeville 70501Lafayette 70502Lafayette 70503Lafayette 70505Lafayette 70506Lafayette 70507Lafayette 70508Lafayette 70509Lafayette 70510Abbeville 70511Abbeville 70512Arnaudville 70513Avery Island 70514Baldwin 70515Basile 70516Branch 70517Breaux Bridge 70518Broussard 70519Cade 70520Carencro 70521Cecilia 70522Centerville 70523Charenton 70524Chataignier 70525Church Point 70526Crowley 70527Crowley 70528Delcambre 70529Duson 70531Egan 70532Elton 70533Erath 70534Estherwood 70535Eunice 70537Evangeline 70538Franklin 70540Garden City 70541Grand Coteau 70542Gueydan 70543Iota 70544Jeanerette 70546Jennings 70548Kaplan 70549Lake Arthur 70550Lawtell 70551Leonville 70552Loreauville 70554Mamou 70555Maurice 70556Mermentau 70558Milton 70559Morse 70560New Iberia 70562New Iberia 70563New Iberia 70569Lydia 70570Opelousas 70571Opelousas 70575Perry 70576Pine Prairie 70577Port Barre 70578Rayne 70580Reddell 70581Roanoke 70582Saint Martinville 70583Scott 70584Sunset 70585Turkey Creek 70586Ville Platte 70589Washington 70591Welsh 70592Youngsville 70593Lafayette 70596Lafayette 70598Lafayette 70601Lake Charles 70602Lake Charles 70605Lake Charles 70606Lake Charles 70607Lake Charles 70611Lake Charles 70612Lake Charles 70615Lake Charles 70616Lake Charles 70630Bell City 70631Cameron 70632Creole 70633Dequincy 70634Deridder 70637Dry Creek 70638Elizabeth 70639Evans 70640Fenton 70643Grand Chenier 70644Grant 70645Hackberry 70646Hayes 70647Iowa 70648Kinder 70650Lacassine 70651Leblanc 70652Longville 70653Merryville 70654Mittie 70655Oberlin 70656Pitkin 70657Ragley 70658Reeves 70659Rosepine 70660Singer 70661Starks 70662Sugartown 70663Sulphur 70664Sulphur 70665Sulphur 70668Vinton 70669Westlake 70704Baker 70706Denham Springs 70707Gonzales 70710Addis 70711Albany 70712Angola 70714Baker 70715Batchelor 70718Brittany 70719Brusly 70721Carville 70722Clinton 70723Convent 70725Darrow 70726Denham Springs 70727Denham Springs 70728Duplessis 70729Erwinville 70730Ethel 70732Fordoche 70733French Settlement 70734Geismar 70736Glynn 70737Gonzales 70738Burnside 70739Greenwell Springs 70740Grosse Tete 70743Hester 70744Holden 70747Innis 70748Jackson 70749Jarreau 70750Krotz Springs 70752Lakeland 70753Lettsworth 70754Livingston 70755Livonia 70756Lottie 70757Maringouin 70759Morganza 70760New Roads 70761Norwood 70762Oscar 70763Paulina 70764Plaquemine 70765Plaquemine 70767Port Allen 70769Prairieville 70770Pride 70772Rosedale 70773Rougon 70774Saint Amant 70775Saint Francisville 70776Saint Gabriel 70777Slaughter 70778Sorrento 70780Sunshine 70782Tunica 70783Ventress 70784Wakefield 70785Walker 70786Watson 70787Weyanoke 70788White Castle 70789Wilson 70791Zachary 70801Baton Rouge 70802Baton Rouge 70804Baton Rouge 70805Baton Rouge 70806Baton Rouge 70807Baton Rouge 70808Baton Rouge 70809Baton Rouge 70810Baton Rouge 70811Baton Rouge 70812Baton Rouge 70813Baton Rouge 70814Baton Rouge 70815Baton Rouge 70816Baton Rouge 70817Baton Rouge 70818Baton Rouge 70819Baton Rouge 70820Baton Rouge 70821Baton Rouge 70822Baton Rouge 70823Baton Rouge 70825Baton Rouge 70826Baton Rouge 70827Baton Rouge 70831Baton Rouge 70833Baton Rouge 70835Baton Rouge 70836Baton Rouge 70837Baton Rouge 70873Baton Rouge 70874Baton Rouge 70879Baton Rouge 70884Baton Rouge 70891Baton Rouge 70892Baton Rouge 70893Baton Rouge 70894Baton Rouge 70895Baton Rouge 70896Baton Rouge 70898Baton Rouge 71001Arcadia 71002Ashland 71003Athens 71004Belcher 71006Benton 71007Bethany 71008Bienville 71016Castor 71018Cotton Valley 71019Coushatta 71021Cullen 71023Doyline 71024Dubberly 71027Frierson 71028Gibsland 71029Gilliam 71030Gloster 71031Goldonna 71032Grand Cane 71033Greenwood 71034Hall Summit 71037Haughton 71038Haynesville 71039Heflin 71040Homer 71043Hosston 71044Ida 71045Jamestown 71046Keatchie 71047Keithville 71048Lisbon 71049Logansport 71050Longstreet 71051Elm Grove 71052Mansfield 71055Minden 71058Minden 71060Mooringsport 71061Oil City 71063Pelican 71064Plain Dealing 71065Pleasant Hill 71066Powhatan 71067Princeton 71068Ringgold 71069Rodessa 71070Saline 71071Sarepta 71072Shongaloo 71073Sibley 71075Springhill 71078Stonewall 71079Summerfield 71080Taylor 71082Vivian 71101Shreveport 71102Shreveport 71103Shreveport 71104Shreveport 71105Shreveport 71106Shreveport 71107Shreveport 71108Shreveport 71109Shreveport 71110Barksdale Afb 71111Bossier City 71112Bossier City 71113Bossier City 71115Shreveport 71118Shreveport 71119Shreveport 71120Shreveport 71129Shreveport 71130Shreveport 71133Shreveport 71134Shreveport 71135Shreveport 71136Shreveport 71137Shreveport 71138Shreveport 71148Shreveport 71149Shreveport 71150Shreveport 71151Shreveport 71152Shreveport 71153Shreveport 71154Shreveport 71156Shreveport 71161Shreveport 71162Shreveport 71163Shreveport 71164Shreveport 71165Shreveport 71166Shreveport 71171Bossier City 71172Bossier City 71201Monroe 71202Monroe 71203Monroe 71207Monroe 71210Monroe 71211Monroe 71212Monroe 71213Monroe 71217Monroe 71218Archibald 71219Baskin 71220Bastrop 71221Bastrop 71222Bernice 71223Bonita 71225Calhoun 71226Chatham 71227Choudrant 71229Collinston 71230Crowville 71232Delhi 71233Delta 71234Downsville 71235Dubach 71237Epps 71238Eros 71240Fairbanks 71241Farmerville 71242Forest 71243Fort Necessity 71245Grambling 71247Hodge 71249Jigger 71250Jones 71251Jonesboro 71253Kilbourne 71254Lake Providence 71256Lillie 71259Mangham 71260Marion 71261Mer Rouge 71263Oak Grove 71264Oak Ridge 71266Pioneer 71268Quitman 71269Rayville 71270Ruston 71272Ruston 71273Ruston 71275Simsboro 71276Sondheimer 71277Spearsville 71279Start 71280Sterlington 71281Swartz 71282Tallulah 71284Tallulah 71286Transylvania 71291West Monroe 71292West Monroe 71294West Monroe 71295Winnsboro 71301Alexandria 71302Alexandria 71303Alexandria 71306Alexandria 71307Alexandria 71309Alexandria 71315Alexandria 71316Acme 71320Bordelonville 71322Bunkie 71323Center Point 71324Chase 71325Cheneyville 71326Clayton 71327Cottonport 71328Deville 71329Dupont 71330Echo 71331Effie 71333Evergreen 71334Ferriday 71336Gilbert 71339Hamburg 71340Harrisonburg 71341Hessmer 71342Jena 71343Jonesville 71345Lebeau 71346Lecompte 71348Libuse 71350Mansura 71351Marksville 71353Melville 71354Monterey 71355Moreauville 71356Morrow 71357Newellton 71358Palmetto 71359Pineville 71360Pineville 71361Pineville 71362Plaucheville 71363Rhinehart 71365Ruby 71366Saint Joseph 71367Saint Landry 71368Sicily Island 71369Simmesport 71371Trout 71373Vidalia 71375Waterproof 71377Wildsville 71378Wisner 71401Aimwell 71403Anacoco 71404Atlanta 71405Ball 71406Belmont 71407Bentley 71409Boyce 71410Calvin 71411Campti 71414Clarence 71415Clarks 71416Cloutierville 71417Colfax 71418Columbia 71419Converse 71422Dodson 71423Dry Prong 71424Elmer 71425Enterprise 71426Fisher 71427Flatwoods 71428Flora 71429Florien 71430Forest Hill 71431Gardner 71432Georgetown 71433Glenmora 71434Gorum 71435Grayson 71438Hineston 71439Hornbeck 71440Joyce 71441Kelly 71443Kurthwood 71446Leesville 71447Lena 71448Longleaf 71449Many 71450Marthaville 71452Melrose 71454Montgomery 71455Mora 71456Natchez 71457Natchitoches 71458Natchitoches 71459Fort Polk 71460Negreet 71461New Llano 71462Noble 71463Oakdale 71465Olla 71466Otis 71467Pollock 71468Provencal 71469Robeline 71471Saint Maurice 71472Sieper 71473Sikes 71474Simpson 71475Slagle 71477Tioga 71479Tullos 71480Urania 71483Winnfield 71485Woodworth 71486Zwolle 71496Leesville 71497Natchitoches

Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.

Questions

What is the average electricity rate in Louisiana?

12.9¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 13.1¢.

How does Louisiana compare with other states?

Louisiana ranks #2 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.

Which utility in Louisiana has the lowest rates?

Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), City of Lafayette (LA) averaged 10.1¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.