Tangipahoa Parish, LA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- Parish Building Official / Permit Office
- Temporary pole power fee
- $0.00
- Temporary cut-in fee
- $20.00
- Permanent power fee
- $20.00, nonrefundable
- Late-start penalty
- Double the fixed permit fee
- Veteran waiver
- $20.00 fee waived with VA escort
Summary
In unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, the parish building official issues separate electrical power permits for construction under the adopted Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code. Sec. 12-2 sets fixed fees: temporary pole power is free, a temporary cut-in on the structure costs $20.00, and permanent power costs $20.00, nonrefundable. Veterans using VA Veterans Program vouchers with a VA employee escort have the $20.00 fee waived.
Electrical power permits for construction Temporary pole power $0.00 Temporary cut-in on structure $20.00 Permanent power on structure $20.00 this fee is nonrefundable ... (c)Any Veteran receiving vouchers from the VA Veterans Program and escorted by a VA employee shall have the parish electrical fee of $20.00 waived.
Full Breakdown
Tangipahoa Parish adopted the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code (LSUCC) under Sec. S. , to regulate construction, alteration, repair, equipment installation, use and occupancy of every building or structure in the unincorporated parish. Electrical work on a construction site falls within that adopted code, and Sec. 12-2 establishes the parish's own fee schedule for the electrical power permits the building official issues under it. 00, which is nonrefundable. 00 of each nonrefundable for project review. Before the building official issues any permit under this section, the fee must be assessed and collected.
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Violations & Fines
Sec. 12-2(b) doubles the fixed permit fee for anyone who fails to secure a required permit before beginning work, including electrical installation. Sec. 12-8 makes it unlawful to use a false name on a license application, lend a contractor's license, or refuse to surrender a suspended license; violators are punished under Sec. 1-13, a misdemeanor carrying up to 30 days in the parish jail, 100 hours of community service, or a $500.00 fine, with each continuing day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish require a separate electrical permit?
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Can veterans get the electrical fee waived?
Sources & Official References
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