09/23/2026
OUTAGE NOTIFICATION: TODAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026, STARTING AT 6 AM
7:42 PM - All work has been completed with the scheduled outage and power has been restored to all members affected today. If you are still experiencing an outage, please contact JDEC at 337-824-4330.
Update: 7:40 PM - Power has been restored to the Johnson Bayou Substation.
Update: 7:40 PM - Power has been restored to the West Circuit out of Fulton Substation.
Update: 6:37 PM - Power has been restored to Manchester Substation.
Update: 5:55 PM - Power has been restored to West Creole Hwy and Trosclair Rd. out of Fulton Substation.
Update: 5:55 PM - Power has been restored at Stuerlese Substation
Update: 5:55 PM - Power has been restored at Mish-Wish Substation.
Update: 5:55 PM - Power has been restored at Grand Chenier Substation
Update: 5:44 PM - Power has been restored at the Hackett Substation.
Update: 5:10 PM - JDEC has begun the re-energization process of the 105 miles of 230kV transmission line from South Lake Charles to Lower Cameron Parish. As this process is completed in each substation, power will be restored to the members connected to that substation.
Update: 3:30 PM - Contractors have declared that the final connection processes for today’s scheduled work will take longer than expected. Due to these unforeseen delays the outage will be extended to 6PM.
Update: 1:55 PM - Contractors continue to work in multiple JDEC Substations. Scheduled work is progressing as planned and all timelines are currently on schedule.
Update: 10:30 AM - Scheduled work is progressing as planned and all timelines are currently on schedule.
Jeff Davis Electric Cooperative will have a scheduled outage on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, starting at 6 AM. This outage is estimated to last 10 hours.
This outage is required for 230kV Transmission Loop work and will affect all JDEC Substations connected to the 230kV Line.
This includes Manchester Substation, Hackett Substation, Sturlese Substation, Mich-Wisc Substation, Grand Chenier Substation, Fulton Substation, and Johnson Bayou Substation.
This outage includes S. Lake Charles, Iowa, Holmwood, Bell City, Grand Lake, Sweet Lake, Big Lake, Deatonville, Creole, Grand Chenier, Little Chenier, Cameron, Holly Beach, and Johnson Bayou.
The work scheduled during this outage is estimated to last 10 hours and will begin at 6 AM on September 23rd.
The scheduled outage will not affect members west of the Manchester Substation or in Morganfield