Alice Sanders
Utility Billing Director
3325 Groom Road
Baker,
Louisiana 70714
225-775-9952 Office
Hours of
Operations
M, T, Th, F 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7:00am - 4:30pm
Customers who
move into the City of Baker must sign up for utility
services with the Utility
Billing Department in
City Hall. New customers, including commercial
businesses must
complete the move-in application,
provide current drivers license, lease if renting, and
proof of
home and/or business ownership papers if
you are a home or business owner. Deposits can be
paid by cash, check or money order. Debit or credit
cards are NOT accepted in the office,
however a
link is provided for online bill payment. Please note
a convenience fee is associated
with the online
payments.
The following is a list of deposits
that must be paid upon application for services:
The City of Baker
Utility System has three (3) billing cycles depending on
the part of the City in
which you reside. Bills are
sent out approximately two to two and a half weeks prior
to the due
date. Payments in the office can be made by
cash, check or money order or online by credit or
debit
card. Please note a convenience fee is associated with the
online payments. You have seven
(7) additional days
after the due date to pay with a 5% late charge added to
the amount. If the bill
is not paid by 8:00 a.m. on the
eighth day, a non-payment penalty and reconnect fee of $55
will
be added to your unpaid bill.
Late
Payments:
You have seven (7) additional days after the
due date to pay your bill with a 5% late charge
added
to the amount due.
Disconnections:
If the bill
is not paid by 8:00 a.m. on the eighth day/cut-off day, a
non-payment penalty and
reconnect fee of $55 will be
added to your unpaid bill and your services may be
interrupted.
Services interrupted for non-payment will
be reconnected the following business day after
payment
of the full account balance due, including the $55
non-payment and reconnect fee.
Benefits of
Automatic Bank Drafts:
City of Baker Utility
Billing Department Bank Draft Program gives you the
convenience of
paying your water/gas/sewer bill without
the hassle of writing a check or coming to the City to
pay your bill. Within 45 days of applying for the bank
draft program, the City of Baker will
begin deducting
the amount you owe for your monthly water/gas/sewer bill
directly from your
checking account.
You will
continue to receive your COB utility billing statement
each month. The notation "bank
draft" will appear on
your bill. The Bank draft service will electronically
debit your checking
account on the bill's due date for
the total amount you owe. Your Bank draft payment will be
listed on your monthly checking account statement, just as
if you've written a check yourself.
This is your proof
of payment. If your automatic draft/funds transfer is
returned to COB due to
insufficient funds, you may be
charged an additional fee.
