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New Construction Electrical Wiring

Full electrical for new homes and commercial buildings, planned alongside your builder, wired to current Louisiana code, and inspected to pass on the first walk.

Definition

What is new construction electrical wiring?

New construction electrical wiring is the complete electrical scope of a building project, from service entrance to the last outlet. It is delivered in three phases: temp-power and service planning before slab, rough-in (the wire and box work that goes in behind the drywall), and trim-out (devices, fixtures, panel finish, and inspection). Pelican State Electric LLC handles all three phases as a single licensed contractor so you have one electrical lead from groundbreak to certificate of occupancy.
When You Need This

You should be calling about this if…

Common situations that bring homeowners and businesses to Pelican State Electric LLC. If any of these sound familiar, the rest of the page is worth your time.

You are breaking ground on a new home and need a builder-trusted electrician

Hiring a separate electrician for rough-in and trim-out is how schedules slip. A single contractor across both phases keeps the inspection rhythm tight.

Your builder needs an electrical partner on the bid sheet

We sit on the project from day one, coordinate with the framers, plumber, and HVAC, and own the electrical scope through certificate of occupancy.

You are designing a custom home with specific lighting, automation, or generator plans

Custom electrical needs to be planned at the framing stage, not retrofitted after sheetrock. We sit down with you and the designer before walls go up.

You want a code-compliant install that passes inspection on the first walk

Failed inspections cost days. Our trim-out is done specifically so the inspector signs off the same visit.

Our Process

How Pelican State Electric LLC delivers this work.

Every job runs through the same defined process. You know what is happening, why it is happening, and what comes next.

01

Pre-Construction Walk-Through

We meet on site with you and your builder, review the plans, mark the panel location, sketch the service entrance, and lock the temporary power plan.

02

Service and Temp Power

We coordinate with Cleco, Entergy, or your local utility to set the meter base, run the service drop, and install temporary power for the trades.

03

Rough-In

All boxes, runs, and home runs to the panel installed before insulation and drywall. Photographed and labeled. Inspector signs off before sheetrock goes up.

04

Trim-Out

Devices, fixtures, smoke and CO alarms, panel finished, breakers loaded, every circuit labeled with a typed directory inside the panel door.

05

Final Inspection

We meet the parish inspector on site, walk every device, and hand you the signed permit at finish.

06

Hand-Off Package

You get a folder with the panel schedule, the as-built wiring diagram, the inspection sign-off, and a one-page reference for breakers and which circuits they control.

What's Included

Every part of the job, covered.

The work included as standard scope. No add-ons, no surprise line items.

Standard Scope

  • Whole-home rough-in and trim-out
  • Service entrance and meter base coordination with utility
  • Panel install, labeling, and typed circuit directory
  • Code-compliant smoke and CO alarm interconnection
  • Tamper-resistant outlets in living areas, weather-resistant outdoors
  • GFCI and AFCI per current NEC (2023 edition where adopted)
  • Generator pre-wire and transfer switch provisioning
  • EV-charger rough-in available
  • Low-voltage prewire for data, audio, and smart-home runs

Where We Work

Pelican State Electric serves the Northshore, Southshore, Acadiana, and southwest Mississippi from a home base in Folsom, Louisiana. The service region reaches from McComb, Mississippi in the north to Lafayette, Louisiana in the west, including Covington, Mandeville, Madisonville, Slidell, Hammond, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Metairie, and Houma.

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Frequently Asked

Answers to the questions we hear most.

If your question is not below, call 985-590-2337 and we will answer it on the spot.

When should an electrician be brought into a new-construction project?
Before slab. The service location, meter base, and panel location influence the foundation, the framing, and the plumbing. Pelican State Electric prefers to be on site at the pre-construction walk so service planning, generator pre-wire, and any low-voltage decisions are made before the slab pour.
Do you work directly with builders or only with homeowners?
Both. We carry trade insurance for builder partnerships and we also work directly with custom homeowners as the electrical contractor of record. Most of our new-construction volume comes through a recurring builder relationship.
What does new-construction electrical typically cost per square foot in Louisiana?
Cost varies with finish level and load. A baseline single-family new-construction electrical scope (rough-in plus trim-out plus permit) commonly runs $4 to $9 per heated square foot in Louisiana, with custom homes and high-fixture-count projects landing higher. We give a flat written quote based on plans.
Does Pelican State Electric pull the permit?
Yes. As the electrical contractor of record we pull the electrical permit with the parish or municipality, coordinate the inspection schedule with the inspector, and hand the homeowner or builder the signed-off paperwork at completion.
Can you handle generator pre-wire during rough-in?
Yes, and we recommend it. Pre-wiring the transfer switch location, the manual disconnect, and the conduit run at rough-in saves significant cost compared to retrofitting a generator after move-in.
What if a homeowner wants smart-home or low-voltage runs?
We rough-in low-voltage for data, structured cabling, audio, and smart-home hubs at the same time as the high-voltage rough-in. Pulling those runs after sheetrock costs three to five times what it costs at rough-in.
How quickly can you start a project?
Schedule depends on the time of year. New-construction season picks up in spring and slows in winter. Call 985-590-2337 and we can give you a realistic start window.
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Get An Estimate

Ready to plan it?

Call Pelican State Electric LLC and tell us what you are building, fixing, or backing up. We will walk the job with you, plan it together, and give you a straight answer.

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