Hurricane Ida

Recovery Information

Resilience and Mitigation Resources

There are many ways you can rebuild or renovate your home to reduce the impacts of future storms. Here are a few resources:

Home Elevation Grants

Individuals who are interested in learning more about flood mitigation grants should contact the Hazard Mitigation Office at 504-658-8740 or hazardmitigation@nola.gov.

LAHouse Resource Center

The LSU Ag Center has put together a list of resources and measures you can take to make your home more storm resilient and sustainable. View information here.

FEMA Mitigation Resources: Wind Resistant Buildings

FEMA provided guidance on wind resistant building codes for 2021. For more of FEMA’s wind resistant building code resources, click here. 

Fortified Home

FORTIFIED is a voluntary construction and re-roofing program designed to strengthen homes and commercial buildings against specific types of severe weather such as high winds, hail, hurricanes and even tornadoes. The program provides:

• Free access to construction standards, which are based on more than 20 years of scientific research and real-world testing by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). 
• A network of contractors trained to provide the right upgrades to protect your home from the type of severe weather events it faces each year.
• Third-party verification that the upgraded construction materials and installation methods used on your home meet the standards required for a FORTIFIED designation certificate.

Read more about building back stronger after Ida.