COUGHLIN POWER STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 923 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Evangeline Parish
- Operator
- CLECO EVANGELINE LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1961
- EIA plant ID
- 1396
- Generators
- 5
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 4,345 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 54%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.8442, -92.2621
COUGHLIN POWER STATION, a 923 MW Natural Gas power plant in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Operated by CLECO EVANGELINE LLC, commissioned 1961.
How COUGHLIN POWER STATION compares
With 923 MW of capacity, COUGHLIN POWER STATION ranks 11th among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 6th of the 41 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.0% of Louisiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 112th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1961, it is older than 79% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 923 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 4,345 GWh in 2024 (a 54% capacity factor), up 12% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1961 and 2000.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
COUGHLIN POWER STATION is a 923 MW natural gas power plant in Evangeline Parish, LA, operated by CLECO EVANGELINE LLC, commissioned in 1961. Evangeline Parish carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 62nd national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Evangeline Parish hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 10.5 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 78.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.90 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.87 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.66 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Evangeline Parish
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Evangeline Parish in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.