Commercial and Residential Electricians Serving the New Orleans Area
Local electricians. Honest scheduling. Quality workmanship.
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Stop and call us immediately if you're having any of the following
These signs require immediate attention.
A burning or fishy smell
That is conductor insulation breaking down. The smell reliably arrives before there is anything to see. Shut that circuit off at the panel now.
A warm outlet or switch
Heat at a device means a resistive connection. In 1965–75 aluminum wiring and in back-stabbed receptacles, this is the most common pre-fire condition we find.
A breaker that will not hold
Reset once. If it trips again, stop. Every reset against a live fault degrades the mechanism that is supposed to protect you.
Half the house is dead
The classic lost-neutral or lost-leg signature. It can put 240 volts across 120-volt equipment, and it gets worse, not better.
What we do
Residential and commercial electrical work across Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parish.
Emergency Electrician
Burning smells, sparking panels, downed service drops and post-storm outages are the calls we treat as urgent. Free advice on the phone, and an honest answer about when we can be there.
Electrical Panel Upgrade
Fuse boxes and 100-amp panels brought up to 200-amp service, with the load calculation done on paper first and Entergy coordination handled.
House Rewiring
Old, out of date and out of code wiring can be a safety hazard. Let us replace your wiring with an up to date and up to code solution, giving you peace of mind and a better electrical system.
Standby Generator Installation
Permanently installed standby generators with automatic transfer switches, sized against a real load calculation rather than a catalogue page.
Electrical Repair
Dead circuits, tripping breakers, flickering lights and warm devices traced to the actual fault rather than the symptom.
EV Charger Installation
Level 2 chargers installed on a properly sized dedicated circuit, with the panel capacity question answered honestly before you buy the unit.
Whole House Surge Protection
Type 2 surge protective devices at the service panel, sized and installed for a grid that takes lightning and repeated storm switching.
Commercial Electrical Services
Restaurant, retail and small-industrial electrical work scheduled around trading hours, with plan review and Fire Marshal coordination handled.
Why people call us instead
- The price is published before you call. Cost ranges on this site are researched market data with the source cited, not a "call for pricing" wall.
- We pull the permit. Not you. A contractor asking you to pull an owner permit for their work is shifting liability onto you.
- The load calculation comes before the quote. NEC Article 220, on paper. Sometimes it says you do not need the upgrade you called about.
- A real arrival window, not a vague promise. We tell you when we can actually be there. If that is Thursday, we say Thursday — and if something is unsafe we talk you through shutting off the circuit for free while you wait.
Our winning formula
The first call
We triage on the phone. If it is unsafe we tell you what to shut off before we are on the road, at no charge.
On-site assessment
We test rather than guess: panel, affected circuits, grounding, and load under real conditions.
Written scope and price
Cause, scope and number in writing before any work starts. Permit filed by us.
Work, inspection, handover
Job done, parish inspection attended, labelled directory and permit record handed to you.
Get an estimate first
Use the cost estimator for a written range in about a minute, or call and describe the problem. Either way you get a figure before you commit to anything.
What this actually costs in New Orleans
Published ranges with their sources, so you can budget before you call. These are researched market ranges for this metro, not quotes.
100A to 200A service upgrade
$2,000 - $4,500
Published New Orleans contractor pricing for a fuse box or 100A panel upgraded to 200A service, which runs above the $1,800-$3,500 national band because of Entergy service-drop coordination and Orleans Parish permitting.
Source: Professional Electric, New OrleansWhole-house rewire
$5 - $14 per square foot
2026 whole-house rewire market data of $4-$15 per square foot. A 1,400 sq ft New Orleans shotgun lands around $7,000-$19,600; a 2,000 sq ft raised cottage around $10,000-$28,000.
Source: 2026 electrician pricing dataDiagnostic / service call
$95 - $145
HomeYou New Orleans electrical repair cost data (161 completed local projects, average $94-$125) cross-checked against 2026 national service-call fees of $79-$179.
Source: HomeYou New Orleans cost dataWhat changes the price: whether the service entrance, mast and meter can need replacing; whether the grounding electrode system passes (older services here frequently do not, often because a water-pipe bond stopped being a ground when the utility went to plastic); panel location and access; and what the load calculation actually returns. Run the estimator or read the cost guides.
DIY, cheapest bid, or permitted work
The differences that matter are mostly invisible until something goes wrong or you try to sell the house.
| What you are comparing | DIY or handyman | Cheapest bid | Permitted, code-compliant work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permit and inspection | No permit. Work is invisible to the parish and to your insurer. | Often skipped to hit the price. You carry the liability. | Permit pulled, inspection scheduled, record on file with the parish. |
| Insurance position after a fire | Unpermitted electrical work is a common basis for a denied claim. | Same exposure. The invoice does not prove code compliance. | A passed inspection is documentary evidence the work met code. |
| Grounding and bonding | Typically reuses whatever was there, including ungrounded runs. | Bonded at the panel only. Water and gas bonding often missed. | Grounding electrode system verified and brought to NEC 250. |
| GFCI / AFCI protection | Added where convenient, not where code requires. | Minimum devices to pass a glance, not a load calculation. | Placed per NEC 210.8 and 210.12 for the actual room use. |
| Load calculation | None. Panel is sized by guess or by what fits. | Rule of thumb. Frequently undersizes for AC plus EV plus range. | NEC Article 220 calculation on paper before anything is ordered. |
| What happens at resale | Turns up in the inspection report and becomes a price negotiation. | Same, plus no permit history to show the buyer. | Permit record and inspection sign-off transfer with the house. |
| If it fails in two years | Yours to fix. | Warranty is only as durable as the company. Many are gone. | Documented scope, materials and workmanship warranty. |
Where we work
Metairie, LA
Jefferson Parish · Covered daily off I-10 and Veterans, with a firm arrival window given on the call
Kenner, LA
Jefferson Parish · Reached off I-10 or Williams Boulevard; we confirm the slot when you book
Gretna, LA
Jefferson Parish · Reached over the Crescent City Connection or the Gretna ferry, with the window confirmed on the call
Belle Chasse, LA
Plaquemines Parish · Routed down LA 23 on scheduled Plaquemines runs, so we tell you the next available slot
Chalmette, LA
St. Bernard Parish · Covered on the St. Bernard Highway and Paris Road routing
Harvey, LA
Jefferson Parish · Covered on the Westbank routing alongside Marrero and Gretna
Marrero, LA
Jefferson Parish · Covered on the Westbank routing; addresses south on Barataria are scheduled in blocks
Frequently asked questions
How much does an electrician cost in New Orleans?
A diagnostic visit is $95 to $145 and is credited against the repair. Panel replacement runs $1,200 to $2,400, a 200-amp service upgrade $2,000 to $4,500, a whole-house rewire $5 to $14 per square foot, and a Level 2 EV charger $1,200 to $3,500. Every range on this site is cited to its source.
How quickly can you get here?
You get a real arrival window when you call rather than a vague promise. We would rather tell you tomorrow morning and turn up than say today and miss it, which is the complaint most people have about this trade. If something is actively unsafe we will talk you through shutting off the circuit at no charge while you wait, whether or not we can reach you that day.
Do you pull the permit?
We pull it. Any work that alters a circuit, adds a circuit, or changes the service requires an electrical permit in Orleans Parish, and the permit has to be held by the contractor doing the work. We file it, schedule the inspection, and meet the inspector. You get a copy of the permit and the sign-off for your records, which is what your insurer and any future buyer will ask for.
Which areas do you cover?
New Orleans and Orleans Parish, plus Metairie, Kenner, Gretna, Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Harvey, Marrero across Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parish. Same-day response is standard across Orleans and Jefferson.
What code does Louisiana enforce?
Louisiana enforces the 2020 National Electrical Code, adopted by the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council effective January 1, 2023. The LSUCCC approved adoption of the 2023 NEC on July 7, 2026, so ask which edition your permit will be reviewed under.
Why does this site publish prices when competitors do not?
Because it is the first thing anyone actually wants to know, and hiding it wastes your time and ours. The ranges are researched market data for this metro with sources cited. They are not quotes; every job is priced in writing after we have seen it.
Get an electrician who tells you the price first
Call and describe what is happening. You get an honest answer about when we can be there, and if it is not urgent we will say so rather than sell you a call-out you do not need.