State overview
Tree removal in Louisiana
Louisiana: 2,315 National Weather Service thunderstorm wind reports from 2016 through 2025 mention trees, across 64 counties. Licensing, permits, insurance contacts and every county.
- wind reports mentioning trees
- 2,315
- thunderstorm wind reports
- 2,958
The call is free and commits you to nothing. A provider prices the work after seeing the tree.
Where trees come down most
Counties by storm reports mentioning trees, 2016–2025
Source: NOAA Storm Events
Counties FEMA rates relatively high or very high
| Hurricanes | 24 of 64 counties |
|---|---|
| Ice storms | 18 of 64 counties |
| Strong wind | 11 of 64 counties |
| Tornadoes | 10 of 64 counties |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index
Licensing
In Louisiana, working on trees for a fee, including removal, pruning and trimming, takes an arborist license from the Department of Agriculture and Forestry; work along utility rights of way has a separate utility arborist license. The department publishes its lists of licensees, and the Horticulture Commission can be reached at (225) 952-8100.
Look up a license with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Insurance
What a homeowners policy pays for a fallen tree is written in the policy, so the insurer is the first call. Complaints about a claim go to the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Who pays when a tree falls
Largest towns and cities
- New Orleans
- Baton Rouge
- Shreveport
- Metairie
- Lafayette
- Lake Charles
- Kenner
- Bossier City
- Monroe
- Alexandria
- Prairieville
- Houma
- Marrero
- Central
- Slidell
- Laplace
- New Iberia
- Terrytown
- Chalmette
- Ruston
- Bayou Cane
- Harvey
- Sulphur
- Hammond
- Zachary
- Shenandoah
- Natchitoches
- Gretna
- Estelle
- Youngsville
- Thibodaux
- Opelousas
- Pineville
- Luling
- Broussard
- River Ridge
- Mandeville
- West Monroe
- Gonzales
- Claiborne
All counties
- Acadia Parish
- Allen Parish
- Ascension Parish
- Assumption Parish
- Avoyelles Parish
- Beauregard Parish
- Bienville Parish
- Bossier Parish
- Caddo Parish
- Calcasieu Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Cameron Parish
- Catahoula Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Concordia Parish
- De Soto Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Carroll Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Evangeline Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Grant Parish
- Iberia Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jefferson Parish
- Lafayette Parish
- Lafourche Parish
- LaSalle Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Madison Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Orleans Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Plaquemines Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Rapides Parish
- Red River Parish
- Richland Parish
- Sabine Parish
- St. Bernard Parish
- St. Charles Parish
- St. Helena Parish
- St. James Parish
- St. John the Baptist Parish
- St. Landry Parish
- St. Martin Parish
- St. Mary Parish
- St. Tammany Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Terrebonne Parish
- Union Parish
- Vermilion Parish
- Vernon Parish
- Washington Parish
- Webster Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Winn Parish
Questions people ask
- Is this tree an emergency?
- A tree is touching the power lines. What happens next?
- After the storm: what should I check?
- Should this tree come down?
What are the warning signs a tree may fail?- Can pruning solve this instead of removal?
- Can cables or braces keep this tree standing?
- What does an arborist’s assessment tell me?
- Who pays when a tree falls?
- What changes the price of removing a tree?
- What happens on the day a tree is removed?
- What should I know before clearing a lot?
- What if the problem tree is the neighbor’s?
- Do I need a permit to remove a tree?
- How do I choose a tree crew?
- What happens when I call?