The non-renewal letter named Federal Pacific. Permits and Inspections still wants the electrical file at 300 North Tenth Street. Entergy Louisiana still owns the meter.
The parish counter will not authorize Entergy's disconnect. Entergy will not issue the City-Parish electrical permit. Those two systems do not match. A helper with a van cannot stand in for either one.
What Entergy Louisiana actually wrote
Start with the Customer Installation Standards. Under no circumstances shall any service drop wire, meter or metering equipment belonging to the Company be disconnected, removed, or relocated unless authorized by the Company.
This authorization requires advance notification.
The Customer is required to contact the Company to schedule the connection of the service. The Company will schedule that connection after the authority having jurisdiction has notified Entergy that the required permits and inspections are passed and approved.
The Company may operate and lock a disconnect switch for safety, non-payment, or any other valid reason.
The miscellaneous-service schedule prints a $75 tampering charge for tampering with Company meters or equipment, bypassing the same, or other diversion.
Permits and Inspections issues the electrical permit. Entergy will not treat a cut seal as ordinary maintenance. Those two systems do not match.
Confirm the logo on the bill. Most Mid-City, Broadmoor, Goodwood, and Capital Heights addresses are Entergy Louisiana.
Entergy does not publish a guaranteed power-off hour count. BIG Family describes most Baton Rouge swaps as about four to eight hours on job day. That is a contractor field note.
Permits inside Baton Rouge and in East Baton Rouge Parish
Inside the city-parish, start at Permits and Inspections, 300 North Tenth Street. Electrical files go through MyGovernmentOnline. The division phone is 225-389-3205.
Who pulls the permit matters. The residential page requires a permit for new electrical circuits, including replacements and extensions. It also requires a permit for replacement of electrical meters, disconnects, and other service equipment. Same-size breaker swaps in the same location sit on the no-permit list. A Federal Pacific or Zinsco swap is not that job. Work over $7,500 has to be done by a registered home-improvement contractor or a licensed residential contractor unless you file as an owner-builder. The Affidavit Claiming Exemption from Licensure is how that path is written down. You must supervise the work yourself. You may not hire an unlicensed person as your contractor. Owning the home does not mean you should pull the permit and then hire someone under your name.
Central, Zachary, Baker, Denham Springs, and Prairieville may use their own counters. A quote that only says “we handle the permit” should name the city on the address.
Price, without inventing one
BIG Family’s Baton Rouge panel page publishes one job band and does not hide the caveats. An electrical panel upgrade is printed at $2,500 to $4,500. They say the number moves with panel location, service-entrance configuration, and utility coordination. They say the band includes the new panel, service-entrance equipment, permits, inspections, and installation. We will not average them. We are not inventing a Parish midpoint from this band.
Louisiana license lookup is public. Ask for the LSLBC number and check it before you sign. One shop advertises this work on their own site and prints a license number. BIG Family’s Baton Rouge panel page names Federal Pacific and Zinsco and prints LA License #69572. They write daily work across Mid City, Capital Heights, Goodwood, and Tara. They are listed for the panel letter, not as a Parish directory.
Directory-only shops are omitted. A page that names these brands and does not print a Louisiana contractor license number is not a listing. The listed shop is not affiliated with Panel Letter.
What to hand the carrier
The useful packet is the closed City-Parish electrical permit, the passed final inspection, an invoice with the license number that was on the permit, and photos if the letter asks. If your electrician produces a load calculation or panel schedule, send that too. We did not find a carrier page that publishes a single statewide sticker form. Ask the agent what they will actually open.
Typical replacement cost
One Baton Rouge shop publishes a panel-upgrade band. We are not inventing a Parish midpoint from it
$2,500 to $4,500
Electrical panel upgrade depending on panel location, service entrance configuration, and utility coordination
Their Baton Rouge panel-upgrade FAQ, last updated June 9, 2026. They say the band includes the new panel, service entrance equipment, permits, inspections, and installation. We are not inventing a Parish midpoint from this band.
Source: BIG Family Electrical
Permit
City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge Permits and Inspections Division
Who pulls it: Permits and Inspections is at 300 North Tenth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. The division phone is 225-389-3205. Applications go through MyGovernmentOnline at MGO Connect. The parish residential page is blunt. A permit is required for any new electrical circuits, including replacements and extensions of existing circuits. A permit is required for replacement of electrical meters, disconnects, and other service equipment. Replacement of a circuit breaker or fuse of the same size in the same location is on the no-permit list. A panel swap is not that job. Residential work exceeding $7,500 must be performed by a registered home improvement contractor or a licensed residential contractor. The homeowner may apply for the permit and construct their own home. Homeowner contractors must submit a notarized Affidavit Claiming Exemption from Licensure. The form is forwarded to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. The affidavit says you bear sole legal and financial responsibility, must provide direct onsite supervision, and may not hire an unlicensed person to act as your contractor. Central, Zachary, Baker, and unincorporated Livingston or Ascension Parish may file at a different counter.
Denham Springs, Prairieville, and Gonzales file at their own counters. A quote that only says we handle the permit should name the city on the address. Louisiana licensing for this work is the State Licensing Board for Contractors. Ask for the number they will put on the MGO file.
Utility coordination
Entergy Louisiana on most Baton Rouge bills
Who disconnects: Entergy Louisiana’s Customer Installation Standards are blunt. Under no circumstances shall any service drop wire, meter or metering equipment belonging to the Company be disconnected, removed, or relocated unless authorized by the Company. This authorization requires advance notification. The Customer is required to contact the Company to schedule the connection of the service. The Company will schedule service connection after the authority having jurisdiction has notified the Company all required permits and inspections are passed and approved. The Company may operate and lock a disconnect switch for safety, non-payment, or any other valid reason. The miscellaneous-service schedule prints a $75 tampering charge for tampering with Company meters or equipment, bypassing the same, or other diversion. That is not a homeowner meter-pull path.
Outage window: Entergy Louisiana does not publish a guaranteed power-off hour count for a residential panel swap.
Confirm the logo on the bill before anyone prices the job. Most Mid-City, Broadmoor, Goodwood, and Capital Heights addresses are Entergy Louisiana. A like-for-like panel swap still needs the parish inspection and the Entergy authorization. A service-size change is still the utility’s disconnect and reconnect, not a helper cutting the seal.
What to hand the insurer
- Closed City-Parish electrical permit
- Passed final electrical inspection
- Invoice showing the Louisiana contractor license number used on the permit
- Photos of the old and new panel if the carrier’s letter asks for them
- Load calculation or panel schedule if the electrician produced one
Ask your agent for the exact list. Carriers do not publish a single national checklist.
Electricians who advertise this job
A shop is listed only if it advertises Federal Pacific, Zinsco, or insurance-driven panel replacement on its own site and prints a license number there. Trade-association locators already exist. We will not pad this list. Verify the license before you hire.
To get introduced, use the quote form on this page. We do not send you to the shop from here.
BIG Family Electrical
Baton Rouge, LA
Published license: 69572 (Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors)
Own Baton Rouge panel-upgrade page that names Federal Pacific and Zinsco, insurance-required replacement, and prints LA License #69572.
How this page was built
Compiled by Panel Letter on 2026-09-22 from the public pages below. If a fact was not on a cited page, it is marked as unverified in the copy. This is a research guide, not a bid.
- BIG Family Electrical, Electrical panel upgrade and replacement in Baton Rouge
Names Federal Pacific and Zinsco. Prints $2,500 to $4,500 for a panel upgrade. Prints LA License #69572. Last updated June 9, 2026.
- BIG Family Electrical, Contact
Public shop email is on this page. Address 6800 S. Choctaw Dr Suite B, Baton Rouge.
- City-Parish, Permits and Inspections
300 North Tenth Street. Phone 225-389-3205. Applications through MyGovernmentOnline.
- City-Parish, Residential permits
Permit required for new electrical circuits, replacements, and extensions, and for replacement of electrical meters, disconnects, and other service equipment. Homeowner exemption affidavit for owner-builders. Work over $7,500 needs a licensed contractor unless the homeowner exemption applies.
- City-Parish, Understanding permit requirements
Same electrical trigger list. Same-size breaker or fuse replacement in the same location does not need a permit. A panel swap is not that exemption.
- Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, Affidavit claiming exemption from licensure
Owner-builder must maintain the house as a primary residence, provide direct onsite supervision, and may not hire an unlicensed person as contractor.
- Entergy Louisiana, Customer Installation Standards
Company meter and service-drop equipment may not be disconnected, removed, or relocated unless authorized in advance. Reconnection waits on the AHJ inspection release.
- Entergy Louisiana, Schedule of charges for miscellaneous services
$75 tampering charge for tampering with Company meters or equipment, bypassing the same, or other diversion.
- Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
Official Louisiana contractor-license lookup.