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Electrical Guides for New Orleans Homeowners
Cost ranges with sources, permit and insurance answers for Louisiana, and what to do right now when something is wrong. Written to be useful before you call.
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.
How Much Does an Electrical Panel Upgrade Cost in New Orleans? (2026)
An electrical panel upgrade in New Orleans costs $2,000 to $4,500 for a 100-amp to 200-amp service upgrade, and $1,200 to $2,400 for a like-for-like panel replacement…
Do I Need an Electrical Permit in New Orleans?
Yes, for almost anything beyond replacing a device. Any work that adds a circuit, alters a circuit, or changes the service requires an electrical permit in New Orleans.…
100-Amp vs 200-Amp Service: Which Does Your Home Need?
100-amp service covers most homes running gas heat, gas water heating and one AC system. You need 200 amps when the NEC Article 220 load calculation exceeds 100 amps,…
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Old, out of date and out of code wiring can be a safety hazard.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.
How Much Does It Cost to Rewire a House in New Orleans? (2026)
Rewiring a house in New Orleans costs $5 to $14 per square foot in 2026. That puts a 1,400 square foot shotgun at roughly $7,000 to $19,600 and a 2,000 square foot…
Knob-and-Tube Wiring and Louisiana Home Insurance
Many Louisiana carriers will not write or renew a policy on a home with active knob-and-tube wiring, and requirements vary substantially between them. Get your carrier's…
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.
Talk to an electrician who prices it first
Call and describe the job. You get a written number before any work starts, and we pull the permit ourselves.