Living in Pine Prairie, LA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for the Pine Prairie Correctional Facility water system. Most of Pine Prairie has one wired internet choice: LFT Fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pine Prairie, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Pine Prairie.
Power comes from Cleco Power
Cleco Power (Cleco Power LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pine Prairie. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $178 a month (its average across Louisiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pine Prairie Correctional Facility water system
The Pine Prairie Correctional Facility water system supplies Pine Prairie: about 52% of residents live in its service area. About 48% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 900 people in all.
13 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×11, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), the latest beginning May 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 11 older violations are still open, since 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1039018.
7 home internet providers serve Pine Prairie
63% of 395 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LFT Fiber | Fiber | 90% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 26% | 80/10 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 16% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pine Prairie’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pine Prairie.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pine Prairie is in Evangeline Parish School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Pine Prairie spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pine Prairie residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pine Prairie | ZIP’s residents in Pine Prairie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70576 | Pine Prairie, LA | 94% | 99% |
| 70586 | Ville Platte, LA | 6% | 0% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Pine Prairie
Who supplies Pine Prairie’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pine Prairie Correctional Facility water system (EPA ID LA1039018). It reported 13 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×11, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pine Prairie?
Cleco Power (Cleco Power LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pine Prairie?
LFT Fiber, Brightspeed, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pine Prairie?
70576 (94%), 70586 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pine Prairie in?
Evangeline Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Pine Prairie?
In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Evangeline Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.