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The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30. But in Louisiana, experienced homeowners know that “officially” and “actually” aren’t always the same thing. Gulf of Mexico systems have developed and made landfall outside those dates. Tropical storms have strengthened from minor disturbances to major hurricanes in...

When a storm rolls through the Greater Baton Rouge area, it doesn’t stop at the East Baton Rouge Parish line. The same winds and rainfall that hit Midtown Baton Rouge also hit the neighborhoods of Denham Springs, the subdivisions of Zachary, the newer construction corridors of Central, and the expanding...

Getting a new roof installed is one of the largest home improvement projects most Baton Rouge homeowners will ever undertake. It’s loud, it disrupts your normal routine for a day or two, it involves a crew of workers on your property, and it represents a significant investment that you expect...

Louisiana homeowners file more weather-related roof damage claims than almost any other state in the country. Between hurricane season, hailstorms, severe thunderstorms with straight-line winds, and the occasional tornado touching down in East Baton Rouge Parish, most roofs in the Greater Baton Rouge area will sustain insurance-coverable damage at some...

Metal roofing has become an increasingly common sight on Baton Rouge homes over the past decade, and the trend is accelerating. Once associated almost exclusively with commercial warehouses and rural agricultural buildings, standing seam metal and metal shingle systems are now appearing on subdivision homes across East Baton Rouge Parish,...

Your roof is the one part of your home you almost never see. It does its work silently, overhead, through heat waves and thunderstorms and hurricane seasons — and most homeowners have almost no idea what condition it’s in until something goes wrong. By then, the cost is usually far...

If you’ve been anywhere near Louisiana news in the past year, you’ve heard the term “FORTIFIED roof.” It’s shown up in insurance conversations, legislative debates, contractor advertisements, and evening news segments about the state’s homeowners insurance crisis. There’s real substance behind the attention — but there’s also a lot of...