Shreveport 24/7 Emergency

24/7 Emergency Electrician Shreveport, LA

Electrical emergencies don't keep business hours. Ed's Electric answers the phone around the clock and dispatches a licensed Shreveport electrician immediately — burning smells, sparking outlets, dead panels, storm-torn service drops. Call 318-688-2788 now.

  • Answered 24/7 by a real person
  • 60–90 min Shreveport arrival
  • No overtime or holiday fees
  • Burning smells & sparking outlets
  • Burned or dead breaker panels
  • Storm, wind & lightning damage
  • Lost-neutral diagnosis
  • Insurance claim documentation

Call right away if you see any of this

Shut off the main breaker and call 318-688-2788 if you smell burning insulation or hot plastic, see smoke or brown scorch marks around an outlet, switch, or panel cover, hear sizzling or crackling inside a wall, feel a warm or discolored breaker, or have a breaker that trips again the instant you reset it. Repeatedly resetting a tripping breaker is the single most common way a small fault turns into a house fire — the breaker is doing its job, and something behind it needs to be found.

Half your house lost power — that's an emergency

When roughly half your outlets go dead and the other half start browning out or burning bulbs, you almost certainly have a lost neutral at the service. Voltage that should be a balanced 120/120 swings to something like 80/160, and anything plugged in on the high leg — refrigerator, HVAC boards, TVs, computers — can be destroyed in minutes. Turn off the main and call us; we can usually isolate whether the failure is in your panel, your meter base, or SWEPCO's service drop within the first half hour on-site.

Storm season in Northwest Louisiana

Between spring line storms, summer lightning, and the tail end of hurricane season, Shreveport gets a steady supply of downed limbs on service drops, water-intruded meter bases, and surge-fried panels. We handle the customer-side work — mast and weatherhead repairs, meter base replacement, panel and breaker replacement, grounding repairs — and coordinate the reconnect with SWEPCO so power comes back on as soon as their crew clears the pole. If the damage is claimable, we document it in writing with photos before we start.

Where we respond in Shreveport

All of Shreveport, day or night: Highland, Broadmoor, South Highlands, Southern Hills, Southern Loop, Ellerbe Woods, Springlake, University Terrace, Hyde Park, Brookwood, Stoner Hill, Caddo Heights, Anderson Island, Shreve Isle, Cross Lake, and downtown — plus Bossier City, Haughton, Benton, Keithville, and Greenwood.

Ready to get started?

Call or text Ed's Electric — Shreveport's trusted licensed, bonded and insured electrician for 40+ years.

Shreveport Emergency Electrician FAQ

How fast can you get to my Shreveport emergency?

Most after-hours emergency calls inside Shreveport — Highland, Broadmoor, South Highlands, Southern Hills, Ellerbe Woods, Cross Lake, downtown — are reached within 60–90 minutes. We answer the phone 24/7 at 318-688-2788.

Do you charge overtime for nights, weekends, or holidays?

No. There are no overtime, after-hours, weekend, or holiday surcharges. The rate at 2 a.m. on Christmas is the same as 10 a.m. on a Tuesday.

What counts as an electrical emergency?

Call immediately if you smell hot plastic or burning insulation, see smoke or scorch marks at an outlet or panel, hear buzzing or sizzling inside a wall, have a breaker that will not reset, or lose power to half the house while the other half stays on — that last one usually means a lost neutral and can destroy appliances and electronics within minutes.

Is the problem mine or SWEPCO's?

If the service drop, the weatherhead, or the meter itself is damaged, part of the repair is SWEPCO's and part is yours. We diagnose the split on-site, make the customer-side repairs, and coordinate the reconnect so you are not stuck between two companies.

Can you document damage for an insurance claim?

Yes. On storm, lightning, and fire-related calls we photograph the damage, write up the failure cause and the repairs performed, and give you an itemized invoice your adjuster can work from.