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LICENSED MASTER ELECTRICIAN · LA CONTRACTOR LIC #73821 · BONDED · INSURED (337) 570-2327 24/7 EMERGENCY SERVICE
LA LIC #73821 · LAKE ARTHUR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

LAKE ARTHUR

Electrical Troubleshooting and Diagnostics in Lake Arthur

Lake Arthur service from Hayes Electrical. Same-day response on most calls. Call (337) 570-2327.

JOB · LOCAL TEAM
★★★★★ from 224 Google reviews
LA-licensed master electrician leading every job. Family-owned, owner-led out of Lake Charles.
Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee on every install. If our work fails because of how we put it in, we come back and fix it.
After-hours dispatch line answered by a person in Calcasieu Parish, not a phone tree. Hurricane season we run extended hours.
Straight answer

Hayes Electrical handles electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics for homes and businesses in Lake Arthur, and the surrounding Southwest Louisiana area. Licensed, bonded, insured, with our Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee on every job.

01 / COST & TIMELINE

What this work usually runs.

Typical cost $195-$750 Most jobs fall in this range. Written quote before we start.
Warranty Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee on the install. If our work fails because of how we put it in, we come back and fix it. Stays with the home.
WANT A REAL NUMBER ON YOUR JOB?
Most electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics jobs in Lake Arthur fall in this range. Call for the actual number on your situation.
02 / SERVICE AREA

Lake Arthur service area.

From our Lake Charles shop.

Trucks dispatch out of 803 W Bayou Pines Dr, Ste D, Lake Charles, LA 70601. Most days a crew is already inside Calcasieu Parish on another job, so the drive is short. For after-hours calls we roll one out from the shop.

Troubleshooting in Lake Arthur usually means working backwards from a symptom (lights flicker, the shop is dead, the well pump trips at random) to a root cause that may be at the panel, at the overhead drop, at the pole meter, or out on the feeder to an outbuilding. The longer the conductor runs on a rural address, the more places a fault can hide.

Our process: confirm the complaint, isolate the circuit, load-test under live conditions, and use a non-contact tester, a clamp meter, and a Klein toner to map what is actually connected to what. We check for voltage drop on long branch runs (a 200 foot shop feeder will show different numbers than a 30 foot in-house run), shared neutrals, loose lugs at the panel, ground integrity per NEC 250, and the condition of the overhead drop and weatherhead. When the problem is on the service side rather than the customer side, we coordinate with Entergy or Cleco as the serving utility requires.

Most Lake Arthur diagnostic calls resolve in one visit. Intermittent problems (heat-related, weather-triggered, load-dependent) sometimes take a second visit to catch in the act. We do not guess and replace parts hoping the problem goes away, and we will tell you when we have hit a wall and the right next step is opening a wall or digging up a feeder to look behind it.

03 / WHAT WE LOOK AT

What we look at for this job

01
Circuit mapping
Toner and clamp meter to map panels and sub-panels at Lake Arthur addresses.
02
Voltage drop testing
Long branch and feeder runs to outbuildings, pumps, and ag equipment.
03
Intermittent fault chasing
Heat, load, and weather-triggered failures that hide from casual checks.
04
Ground and bonding verification
NEC 250 grounding electrode system, bonding jumpers, neutral-ground separation.
05
Service-side coordination
When the fault is utility-side, we coordinate with Entergy or Cleco.
  Permits

Permits and inspections

Lake Arthur is in southern Jefferson Davis Parish on the Mermentau River. Electrical permits are issued by Jefferson Davis Parish Building and Inspection. We confirm jurisdiction, pull the permit, and meet the inspector. Permit work runs under LA Lic #73821. You do not touch the paperwork.

  Warranty

What's covered

Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee on every install. If our work fails because of how we put it in, we come back and fix it at no charge. Documented in writing at handoff and stays with the home.

04 / WHO TO HIRE

Why hiring a licensed electrician matters.

Here is the no-spin cut on electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics. Same answer we would give a friend in Westlake or Carlyss, whether or not we end up winning the job.

Hayes Electrical

A licensed electrician

LA-licensed master electrician walks every call. Family-owned, owner-led, based in Lake Charles.
Permits pulled under LA Lic #73821 and inspections coordinated with the Calcasieu, Jeff Davis, Allen, or Cameron Parish AHJ when the work calls for it.
Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee in writing. If our work fails, we come back and fix it. Stays with the home.
Insured and carrying workers' comp on every truck that rolls.
Quote on paper before we cut the first wire. The signed number is the number you pay.
A handyman

Unlicensed for electrical

No LA state electrical license. Can swap a fixture, cannot legally touch a panel, a service entrance, or a rewire.
No permits. When the parish or city audits the work later, it does not pass.
No real warranty. "Call me if it breaks" falls apart the day you actually need it.
If unlicensed work starts a fire, your homeowner policy can flat-out deny the claim.
Cash discount sometimes shows up on the invoice. So does the next problem.
DIY

Doing it yourself

Cheap right up until something goes sideways. Most jobs need a load calc, NEC compliance, and a permit.
A failed inspection sends you back to redo it. Selling the house later, the buyer's inspector flags it the same way.
No warranty. The replacement is on you.
Hot wiring is no joke. Most fatal home electrical accidents in this country are DIY.
If you genuinely know what you are doing, fine. If you do not, call us first.
PICK THE LICENSED PATH
Drop the electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics job on us. We will walk it, scope it, and put the price on paper.
05 / GETTING TO YOU
30 to 50 minutes
Typical drive from our Lake Charles shop to Lake Arthur
Most non-emergency calls within 24 to 48 hours
Standard response window
24/7
Emergency phone coverage (burning smell, dead breaker, sparks, hot panel)

Times are typical, not guaranteed. Traffic, weather, and parts on hand can shift them. We will tell you a real window when you call.

06 / RECENT WORK

Hayes work across Southwest Louisiana.

Real jobs, real crew, real Lake Charles installs. Pulled from across our service area.

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07 / THE OWNER
Dorian Hayes, founder and master electrician of Hayes Electrical
Founder · Master Electrician · LA Contractor Lic #73821

Dorian Hayes

Dorian Hayes started Hayes Electrical because he believed homeowners deserved better than what most contractors give them. A licensed master electrician with seven years of experience, he and his wife Juliet built the ...

08 / GOOGLE REVIEWS
★★★★★ from 224 Google reviews

What Southwest Louisiana says about our work

Real reviews from real customers across Lake Charles, Sulphur, Moss Bluff, and the surrounding parishes.

★★★★★

My parents have an older home and was having an issue with circuits overloading. We contacted Hayes after seeing they had rave reviews. They sent someone right over, diagnosed the issue and gave us a few pricing package options. We selected the pricing package that was most affordable for us and scheduled their appointment to come back and do the work. On the day scheduled, two gentlemen arrived promptly, did a walk through assessment and helped us understand everything they would be doing and got right to work! They were professional, efficient and very thorough. My parents circuits were rerouted and are working better than ever!

LaTosha Polk 9 months ago
★★★★★ Fan installation, Electrical outlet & switch repair, Electrical fixture installation

Great price Brent was very helpful and professional and was able to provide a variety of repair options to choose from. Bailey and Mackenzie were able to complete the repairs promptly and efficiently. Overall, we are very satisfied with the services provided!

Bailey Dean 9 months ago
★★★★★

Found Hayes Electrical LLC on Angi's List last September to install a home generator. From the initial phone call and every phone call in between these folks are the best. They handled everything. So kind, helpful and just awesome people. Their workers are very professional, knows their job, all wore work uniforms. We may have had a hiccup once (not their fault) didn't matter they were on top of it thru the entire install. It literally was the easiest install of anything in my house ever!! If I ever need anything I will call Hayes Electrical and no one else. I can't say enough good about these folks. And they are easy to get attached to... their good people🙏 I have to thank Dorian and McKenzie you guys are great!!

Cheryl Hoffpauir 10 months ago
★★★★★ Electrical wiring installation

Mackenzie and Hayden completed my job effectively and efficiently. They are very professional, polite and well mannered. Both were able to check on making sure the job was done correctly, while also making sure other things were working properly as well. I highly recommend this company and workers. Thanks Darius Clayton for your recommendation.

Leisa Delafoisse a month ago

Common questions for Electrical Troubleshooting and Diagnostics in Lake Arthur

My lights dim when the AC or the well pump kicks on - why?

Usually voltage sag from a loose lug at the panel or meter, a failing service connection, or undersized service conductors for a load the home was never wired to carry. Long rural service runs can also drop voltage under inrush. We measure under load to confirm the source.

Can you find a circuit that is not labeled in my Lake Arthur panel?

Yes. We use a circuit toner and a clamp meter to map each breaker to its actual loads and rebuild the panel directory. On rural addresses with outbuildings and sub-panels, the original directory is often missing or wrong from later additions.

How long does troubleshooting take?

Most calls resolve in a single visit of one to three hours, plus drive time. Intermittent problems that only show up under specific conditions sometimes require a second visit. We bill for the diagnostic time honestly rather than hiding it inside a repair quote.

09 / OTHER SERVICES IN LAKE ARTHUR

Other services we run in Lake Arthur.

Same Hayes Electrical Lake Charles crew on every visit, same Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee in writing. Pick whichever job you need next.

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Run outlets, switches, and fixtures in Lake Arthur
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10 / REQUEST

Want electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics handled right in Lake Arthur?

Drop the project on us. A Hayes Electrical licensed electrician comes out, walks it with you in person, and puts a real scope on paper. The Lifetime Craftsmanship Guarantee is attached to every install.

Or call us direct
(337) 570-2327

Get a quote.

We send out a Louisiana licensed electrician, walk the job in person, point out what needs to happen (and what does not), and put the number on paper before any work starts.

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