Clean Your Flooded Home or Business

Clean and clear your belongings

You may be able to salvage the following items with proper care: refrigerators, large appliances, clothes, furniture, leather, rugs and curtains, albums and CD’s, kitchen items, jewelry, photos, tools, sports equipment, toys.

Gut the flooded portions of your home or business

If your home or business experienced flooding greater than 12 inches or if any electrical or mechanical equipment had water, please call the Department of Safety and Permits at 311. Turn off all utilities before beginning to gut. Depending on how high the water came into your home or business, you may need to remove some or all of your sheetrock. Watch detailed instructions for gutting your home provided by the NOLA Tree Project.

Prevent mold

Clean wet or moldy surfaces with bleach.

Use fans to dry wet building materials, carpets, and furniture.

Throw away anything that you can’t clean or dry quickly.

If mold growth is large, contact a licensed mold removal professional.

Get help

For residents who received damage to their home from the widespread flooding on Wednesday July 10th and need help mucking and gutting, our community partners and nonprofits are on standby to help. Call the Crisis Clean Up Hotline at 1-844-965-1386 to register for cleanup assistance. SBP Recovery Resources

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services can provide legal assistance to tenants who are being evicted or who are being asked to pay for repairs by their landlords due to flooding. Go to slls.org call 504-529-1000 for more information. Walk-ins can visit the SLLS Office (1340 Poydras, Suite 600) on Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9am-3pm.