Mold Inspection & Remediation in Metairie, LA

Metairie's NOAA normals station averages about 68 inches of precipitation a year for 1991–2020, and June alone brings close to 9 inches. July and August add more than 7 each. That much summer rain, on top of steady humidity, means indoor air rarely dries out without air conditioning.

Much of East Jefferson sits at or below sea level and depends on canals and pump stations to move rainwater out. When rain falls faster than the pumps can handle, water stands in streets and yards and can push into homes. The worst case in living memory was May 8–10, 1995, when rain overwhelmed the pumps and thousands of homes flooded across Jefferson Parish. The flood led to the Southeast Louisiana drainage program, known as SELA, and by 2018 about $615 million of its work had been completed in the parish.

The housing is mostly mid-century: about 69% of homes were built before 1980, and only about 11% since 2000, according to the Census Bureau. Ranch houses on slabs take water at the floor line, where it soaks baseboards, lower drywall, and carpet. Older raised homes in Old Metairie have humid crawl spaces. In both, the air conditioner is the main defense against mold, and a leaking or undersized system lets it grow.

There is no Jefferson Parish price data we use, so these are national ranges from Angi and HomeGuide. After water at the floor line, the bill usually includes cutting out the lower drywall and replacing flooring, and an older AC system may need cleaning or replacing. See the remediation cost guide.

For a Metairie job worth more than $7,500, Louisiana requires the remediation company to hold the LSLBC's Mold Remediation classification, which comes with 24 hours of board-approved training and, as of August 1, 2026, at least $500,000 in liability insurance. You can check it in the board's license search. Louisiana law also keeps testing and cleanup apart: the firm that assesses the mold may not remediate that same job. See the Louisiana page.

Water that rises from a flooded street or canal is flood damage, so it falls under a flood policy, not homeowners insurance. A roof torn open by a storm or a pipe that bursts inside the house is more likely to be a homeowners claim, usually with a mold limit and, for named storms, a separate deductible. Jefferson Parish owners can file a complaint with the Louisiana Department of Insurance. See does insurance cover mold.