Water Damage Restoration in Edgard, Louisiana

Which parish office answers an Edgard repair question?

Edgard is in St. John the Baptist Parish, so a repair permit question goes to that parish's office, not the Jefferson Parish office that serves Kenner. Ask before work begins. This site does not describe what a repair in Edgard needs, and it does not guess at the paperwork.

The claims route is the state's. The Louisiana Department of Insurance takes complaints about claim handling, and an Edgard homeowner uses the same route as a Kenner one.

A house on a parish line should be checked against the address before a permit question is sent. The office that answers for St. John the Baptist Parish is the one to ask for a house in Edgard, and the phone team confirms the parish before the call is passed on.

Why does a house in the far west take longer to read?

The distance is part of it, because the drive is the longest in the western group. The building is the other part. A house with a raised floor or a crawl space holds water in places that cannot be seen from the room, and the crew has to check those spaces from the access point.

The crew reads the floor edge, the wall base and the space under the floor, then marks the highest reading on the wall. That mark sets how far the drying must reach, and it is the first thing the crew shows the homeowner.

How far is Edgard from Reserve, La Place and Norco?

Edgard is about 32 km west of Kenner by straight line. Reserve is its nearest neighbor at about 4.3 km to the north-east, and La Place lies about 10.9 km to the north-east as well. Norco is about 15.9 km to the east, and Hahnville about 18.2 km to the south-east.

Those are straight-line figures from the middle of the ZIP code. The road route is longer, and a crew may need a different road after rain. Give the cross street on the phone so the crew can plan the approach.

What should an Edgard homeowner do while waiting for the crew?

Close the valve on any leaking line and stop the water at its outside source if you can do it safely. Turn the power off only at a dry panel, and keep people and pets clear of water near outlets.

Photograph the water line and the damage before moving anything. If the water came from outside, say so, because the crew will look at the ground round the house as well as the inside.