Licensed Marrero Electrician Specializing in Emergency Electrical Repairs for Homeowners in the Ames Farms Neighborhood

When the lights go out in Ames Farms, most homeowners don’t wait until Monday morning to call for help.

They call someone they know will actually show up that same night — someone who’s already handled dozens of similar emergencies in the exact same streets they live on.

That’s where MK Electric Man comes in.

We’re the licensed Marrero electrician that families in Ames Farms (and all across the Westbank) have come to rely on for true emergency electrical repairs — the kind that can’t wait until “normal business hours.”

The story below is real, recent, and typical of what we see every week in this neighborhood.

The Call That Came After Dark

A homeowner in Ames Farms reached out around 8:15 pm on a Wednesday.

Her message was short and urgent:

“Power company just left. They say the meter socket is burned and the wiring is damaged. No power to the whole house. Kids are scared, it’s dark, and we have no idea what to do next. Can anyone come tonight?”

That’s the exact kind of call we live for.

Within 50 minutes our fully stocked emergency van was in her driveway.

What the Power Company Saw — and What They Didn’t Fix

Entergy’s technician had already done his part:

• Confirmed incoming power was present up to the meter
• Showed the homeowner the visibly burned meter socket lugs
• Noted heavy arcing damage on the load-side conductors
• Pulled the meter and red-tagged the socket (standard procedure)
• Told her: “You need a licensed electrician to repair this before we can re-install the meter.”

That’s where most power-company visits end.

They don’t open your breaker panel. They don’t trace wiring inside the house. They don’t pull permits or coordinate the re-energization.

That’s our job.

What We Discovered Inside the Home

After confirming the meter socket damage (which we would replace), we moved straight to the indoor main breaker panel.

What we found explained why the power company couldn’t just “put the meter back in”:

• The incoming service conductors (the wires that come from the meter into the panel) were severely heat-damaged
• One of the main lugs was blackened and loose
• Several strands of the aluminum feeder wire had literally melted and broken off
• There was evidence of long-term arcing at the connection point

This wasn’t a simple “replace the socket and go home” situation.

The damage had traveled inside the house — and if we had simply swapped the meter socket without fixing the panel side, the same arcing would have continued and likely burned the new socket within weeks.

How We Made the Repair Safe, Code-Compliant, and Permanent

We never do half-measures on service-entrance work. Here’s exactly what we did that night:

1. Locked out and verified zero voltage at the meter and panel
2. Cut back all damaged conductor until we reached clean, unburned aluminum
3. Installed new anti-oxidant compound on every strand
4. Replaced the damaged main lugs with oversized, aluminum-rated lugs
5. Re-terminated the service conductors with proper torque (using a calibrated torque wrench)
6. Replaced the entire meter socket with a new 200-amp ring-type socket
7. Filed the electrical permit electronically with Jefferson Parish Permits & Inspections while still on-site
8. Coordinated with Entergy for same-night meter re-installation (they arrived within 90 minutes)
9. Performed a full load test after power was restored — zero hot spots on thermal scan
10. Documented everything with timestamped photos for the homeowner’s insurance file

Total time from arrival to lights back on: just under 3 hours.

The homeowner later posted on the Ames Farms Facebook group:

“I was panicking with no power and two kids in the house. These guys showed up same night, found damage inside the panel the power company didn’t see, fixed everything, pulled the permit, and stayed until Entergy turned the meter back on. I’ve already recommended them to three neighbors.”

Why Service-Entrance Damage Is So Common in Ames Farms

The homes in Ames Farms were mostly built between the late 1970s and mid-1990s. That construction era frequently used:

• Aluminum service-entrance conductors (prone to oxidation and creep)
• Smaller lugs and less robust meter sockets than modern standards
• No whole-house surge protection in original installations
• Connections that were never re-torqued after 30–40 years of expansion/contraction cycles

Add Marrero’s high humidity + occasional tropical storm surges and it becomes very common to see exactly the kind of burned meter socket + damaged panel conductors we found that night.

What Makes MK Electric Man Different for Emergency & Service-Entrance Work in Marrero

• 24/7 live answer — no call center or voicemail loop
• Only licensed journeyman & master electricians on every emergency call
• We stock full 200-amp meter sockets, oversized lugs, aluminum-rated wire, and anti-oxidant compound in every truck
• We pull Jefferson Parish electrical permits electronically while still at your house
• We stay until the power company re-energizes (most electricians leave after the permit is filed)
• 2-year workmanship warranty + lifetime customer support
• We live and raise our families right here on the Westbank — your emergency is our emergency

Quick Checklist: When to Call Us Immediately

Call MK Electric Man right away (day or night) if you notice:

• No power to the entire house and no breakers are tripped
• The power company pulled your meter and said “you need an electrician”
• Visible burn marks, melted plastic, or a hot smell near the meter or panel
• Any breaker feels warm or won’t stay reset
• You have an old meter socket with aluminum wiring entering it

One call = lights back on, usually same night.

We’re Here When Your Family Needs Us Most

Being the “voted best” Marrero electrician feels good — but nothing compares to the text messages that come at 10 pm saying:

“Thank you for coming tonight. My kids are finally asleep and the house feels safe again.”

If you live in Ames Farms, Marrero, or anywhere in the Westbank/Greater New Orleans area and you’re facing any electrical emergency — especially one involving the meter socket or main panel — we’re ready to help.

Call MK Electric Man today — or right now.

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Because in South Louisiana, when the power stops… we don’t.

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