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Hire a Licensed Electrician in New Orleans, Louisiana
Need a repair, a rewire or a panel upgrade in New Orleans? Call Hire Local Electrician and we'll get a licensed pro out.
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Electrical work in New Orleans
Most New Orleans homes sit raised on piers with the wiring run through the damp space underneath, and that's where humidity, floodwater and rodents do their damage. A summer cloudburst can put water in the streets faster than the pumps clear it, and from June through November tropical storms bring wind on top of that.
Raised construction shapes the work. With the floor above grade and the wiring below it, an electrician spends a lot of time in a low, damp crawlspace where moisture, old floods and rodents have all left marks. It also means rising water reaches the wiring before it reaches the floor.
The humidity never takes a season off, so corrosion at meter sockets, breaker terminals and outdoor disconnects is slow and constant, and hurricane season adds the sudden kind. Electrical contractors in Louisiana are licensed by the State Licensing Board for Contractors, and the city adds its own permit and inspection.
With old and new houses side by side, an electrical inspection tells you which kind you have. Older ones usually lead to home rewiring; newer ones to an electrical panel upgrade when you add load.
When to call urgently
- A burning smell near outlets, switches or the panel
- Visible sparking, arcing or scorch marks
- A shock from an appliance, switch, faucet or fixture
- Water reaching outlets, the panel or wiring
- A breaker that will not stay reset, or a panel that is hot to the touch
Local conditions
What do electricians get called for in New Orleans?
We cover the Marigny, Bywater, Uptown, Mid-City, Treme and Algiers, along with the rest of the ZIP codes listed below.
Wiring under the floor
Raised houses put circuits beneath the floor, where moisture, floods and rodents get to them. Faults there are hard to reach and common after any high water.
Equipment that sat in floodwater
A panel or outlet that has been under water gets replaced, not dried out. Making the house safe comes before turning the power back on.
Corrosion from the humid air
Meter sockets, breaker terminals and outdoor disconnects corrode steadily, causing flickering power and equipment that runs warm long before it fails.
Shotgun and Creole cottage circuits
Long runs with few junction points mean one bad splice can black out most of the house, and the original service is usually too small for today's cooling.
Generators during long outages
After a storm, a generator plugged into the house the wrong way back-feeds the lines and puts line workers in danger. A transfer switch or interlock fixes that.
ZIP codes
Which ZIP codes do you cover here?
Every New Orleans ZIP code we cover is listed here. Type your ZIP into the checker to be sure. Don't see your ZIP? Call anyway and we'll check your address.
- 70112
- 70113
- 70114
- 70115
- 70116
- 70117
- 70118
- 70119
- 70121
- 70122
- 70123
- 70124
- 70125
- 70126
- 70127
- 70128
- 70129
- 70130
- 70131
- 70139
- 70141
- 70142
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- 70156
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- 70170
- 70172
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- 70179
- 70181
- 70182
- 70183
- 70184
- 70185
- 70186
- 70187
- 70189
- 70190
- 70195
Available in New Orleans
Which electrical service do you need?
Is the old wiring in my New Orleans house safe?
It depends on its condition more than its age. A licensed electrician checks the splices, the grounding and the panel, tells you which circuits need replacing and which can stay, and you'll have an estimate first.
What does electrical work cost in New Orleans?
It depends on what the house needs. In a pre-1950 home the big jobs are a rewire and a service upgrade, priced on how many circuits there are and how much wall and ceiling has to be opened. A single repair costs far less. You'll know the cost before the job starts.
Is there an emergency electrician for New Orleans after hours?
Yes. Call any hour, day or night, and tell us what's going on. We'll get a licensed electrician out who takes emergency calls. If anything is sparking, smoking or wet, switch off that breaker first if you can reach it safely.
Talk to us
Need an electrician in New Orleans?
Tell us roughly when the house was built and what it's doing. We'll get a licensed electrician out to look at the wiring and the panel.
We'll get a licensed electrician out to you, and you only pay for work you agreed to.