LOUISIANA 1

How LOUISIANA 1 compares

With 406 MW of capacity, LOUISIANA 1 ranks 20th among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 14th of the 41 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.6% of Louisiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 374th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1951, it is older than 88% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ENTERGY GULF STATES - LA LLC, runs 5 operating plants in Louisiana totaling 3,573 MW. It shares East Baton Rouge Parish with 4 other operating plants, including LOUISIANA 2 and FORMOSA PLASTICS.

EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 451 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 406 MW). Net generation was 2,610 GWh in 2024 (a 66% capacity factor), down 12% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1951 and 1999.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by ENTERGY GULF STATES - LA LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 17 operating power plants totaling 5,968 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BIG CAJUN 2 (1,903 MW, Coal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology