Louisiana utility late fees
17 of 31 Louisiana utilities in this database have a published residential late fee. The median is 5%. The highest is 10%.
Louisiana utilities reported 397,599 residential electric disconnections for non-payment in 2024, or 18.57 per 100 customers.
| Utility | Late fee | 2024 disconnections | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Natchitoches | 10% | 13,937 | Municipal |
| New Orleans (water/sewer) | 10% | not reported | Municipal |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 5% | 67,498 | Investor Owned |
| Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA) | 5% | 11,812 | Cooperative |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | 5% | 22,374 | Cooperative |
| City of Lafayette - (LA) | 5%, $8 flat, min $8 | 7,061 | Municipal |
| Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc | 5% | not reported | Cooperative |
| Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc | 5% | 5,024 | Cooperative |
| Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc | 5% | 48,104 | Cooperative |
| South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn | 5% | 242 | Cooperative |
| Baton Rouge (water/sewer) | 5% | not reported | Investor Owned |
| Shreveport (water/sewer) | 5% | not reported | Municipal |
| Lafayette (water/sewer) | 5% | not reported | Municipal |
| Cleco Power LLC | 3% | 80,509 | Investor Owned |
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | 1.5% | 153,971 | Investor Owned |
| Entergy New Orleans, LLC | 1.5% | 29,392 | Investor Owned |
| City of Alexandria - (LA) | 1.5% | 8,609 | Municipal |
| Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc | not published | 537 | Cooperative |
| Concordia Electric Coop, Inc | not published | 504 | Cooperative |
| Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc. | not published | 677 | Cooperative |
| Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't | not published | not reported | Municipal |
| City of Ruston - (LA) | not published | 5,727 | Municipal |
| Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc | not published | 949 | Cooperative |
| Pointe Coupee Elec Member Corp | not published | not reported | Cooperative |
| Vinton Public Power Authority | not published | not reported | Political Subdivision |
| Town of Boyce | not published | 62 | Unknown |
| Town of Gueydan | not published | 76 | Unknown |
| City of Kaplan | not published | 68 | Unknown |
| Morgan City | not published | 1,840 | Unknown |
| City of Plaquemine | not published | 563 | Unknown |
| Town of Vidalia | not published | 58 | Unknown |