Metairie, LA
Jefferson Parish, about 7 miles west. The 17th Street Canal forms its border with New Orleans, and an NWS gauge near Metairie logged 9.48 inches of rain from Hurricane Francine on September 11, 2024.
Mold remediation in Metairie, LAMold Remediation Service Areas Around New Orleans
Independent mold inspection and remediation companies take requests from New Orleans, LA and towns in Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. John the Baptist and St. Tammany parishes. Pick your area for local notes on housing, storms and the mold problems that come with them.
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New Orleans, LA
New Orleans has the oldest housing in the metro. The median home was built in 1960, and about 31% of housing units were built in 1939 or earlier. The city had 362,154 people in the Census Bureau 2025 estimate, and about 49% of households rent.
Many older homes are shotgun houses and cottages raised on brick piers over crawl spaces, which stay damp in a climate with about 63 inches of rain a year and summer dew points around 72 to 74°F. Storm history adds to it: Katrina in 2005, Isaac in 2012, Ida in 2021 and Francine in 2024.
Towns with their own pages
Distances are straight-line miles from downtown New Orleans; driving is longer, and the Northshore is across the lake.
Kenner, LA
Jefferson Parish, about 12 miles west, home to the airport. 65,136 people (Census Bureau 2025 estimate), and the median home was built in 1978.
Mold remediation in Kenner, LAMarrero, LA
West Bank, Jefferson Parish, about 5 miles southwest. The median home was built in 1972, and 76.8% of homes are single detached houses (American Community Survey 2020–2024).
Mold remediation in Marrero, LAHarvey, LA
West Bank, Jefferson Parish, about 4 miles south. About 47% of households rent (American Community Survey 2020–2024), so rental mold questions come up often.
Mold remediation in Harvey, LAGretna, LA
The Jefferson Parish seat, across the river from uptown New Orleans. 16.5% of homes were built in 1939 or earlier, and about 51% of households rent (American Community Survey 2020–2024).
Mold remediation in Gretna, LAChalmette, LA
The St. Bernard Parish seat, about 6 miles east. Hurricane Katrina's surge flooded most of the town in 2005, and many homes have since been rebuilt or elevated.
Mold remediation in Chalmette, LALaPlace, LA
St. John the Baptist Parish, about 26 miles west. Hurricane Ida left a high-water mark of 8.2 feet above ground in LaPlace on August 29, 2021 (NHC).
Mold remediation in LaPlace, LASlidell, LA
St. Tammany Parish, about 29 miles northeast on Lake Pontchartrain. Parts of the city had storm surge in excess of 10 feet during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Mold remediation in Slidell, LAMandeville & Covington, LA
St. Tammany Parish, across the lake. An NWS gauge near Covington recorded 9.63 inches from Hurricane Francine in 2024, the highest total in that report.
Mold remediation in Mandeville & Covington, LARequests are also welcome from nearby communities such as Terrytown, River Ridge, Harahan and Westwego. Use the town or ZIP code in the form.
A note on parishes
The area covers five parishes: Orleans (New Orleans), Jefferson (Metairie, Kenner, Marrero, Harvey, Gretna), St. Bernard (Chalmette), St. John the Baptist (LaPlace) and St. Tammany (Slidell, Mandeville, Covington). State rules are the same everywhere. Louisiana requires a Mold Remediation license from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) for mold remediation projects of about $7,500 and up (La. R.S. 37:2150.1). Before you sign, look up the company's license on the LSLBC website.
Local rules are not the same. Mold cleanup itself usually isn't permitted work, but in New Orleans drywall replacement generally needs a permit, as do electrical, plumbing, roofing and historic-district exterior work. Your rebuild contractor should pull it. Other parishes have their own rules, so ask the contractor what applies where you live.
Whatever your town, the same services apply: mold removal, mold inspection and testing, mold after flooding, crawl space mold and mold in rentals. For prices, see the cost guide.
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