Service areas
Demolition Service Areas Around Gretna and New Orleans
Gretna sits at the foot of the Crescent City Connection, which puts it within easy reach of both banks of the Mississippi River. Projects come in from the West Bank suburbs, from the older streets of New Orleans and from the East Bank communities stretched along I-10 toward Lake Pontchartrain.
Why the neighborhood matters for a demolition job
A teardown in one part of the metro can look quite different from the same job a few miles away. Lot width decides whether a full-size excavator fits or whether a compact machine and some handwork are needed. Housing age hints at what the asbestos inspector might find. Whether the property sits in a city or in unincorporated parish territory decides which office issues the permit, and in parts of New Orleans an older building may face added review before it can come down at all.
Ground conditions shift too. Some streets drain well after a cloudburst, while others hold standing water long enough to slow hauling and grading. Flood history varies by neighborhood, and so does the number of houses that were raised on new foundations after past storms.
The pages below cover four communities in detail. Each one describes local housing, typical jobs, access and the review posture in general terms, then links to the service pages for the trade side.
Communities with their own pages
Demolition New Orleans owners can plan for, from raised shotguns to backyard slabs
Tearing something down in New Orleans is shaped by things you cannot see from the curb. The ground is soft and low, the houses are old and packed close together, many of them have been flooded, patched, raised or added onto, and a good share of the city sits inside historic districts where a demolition request gets a second look. This page is about how those local conditions affect a teardown or removal job in Orleans Parish, from the older neighborhoods near the river out toward Lake Pontchartrain and across to Algiers on the West Bank.
Demolition in Metairie for slab ranches, raised rebuilds and backyard pools
Metairie is mostly unincorporated Jefferson Parish, a broad East Bank suburb stretched between Lake Pontchartrain and the river, laid out in long blocks of slab ranches, split-levels and a growing number of houses lifted high on new foundations. Demolition here tends to follow a pattern. An owner wants a flood-prone ranch gone so a raised house can take its place, a backyard pool nobody swims in anymore needs to disappear, or a cracked patio and sunken driveway have to come out. This page covers what makes Metairie lots different to work on. The linked service pages walk through how each kind of job actually gets done, and once the property address is handy, pass it along.
Marrero demolition for postwar houses, carports and storm-damaged outbuildings
Marrero sits on the West Bank of the Mississippi River in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, between Harvey and Westwego, with the Westbank Expressway running through it and the Crescent City Connection a short drive east. Its neighborhoods grew mostly after the war, so the housing is a mix of modest frame houses, brick-veneer ranches on slabs, mobile homes on some lots, and a lot of carports, sheds and workshops added over the years. Since Ida tore through in 2021, many of those outbuildings have been leaning, roofless or simply waiting for someone to clear them. This page explains what is particular about demolition in Marrero, with links to the service pages for the details of each kind of job.
Kenner demolition for ranch houses, slab additions and aging backyard pools
Kenner is the westernmost big city on the East Bank of Jefferson Parish, running from the Mississippi River up to Lake Pontchartrain with the airport and I-10 cutting across the middle. Unlike Metairie next door, it is an incorporated city, so demolition permits go through Kenner's own offices rather than the parish. Its neighborhoods range from older streets near the river to large subdivisions of slab ranches toward the lake, many with a pool, a patio and an addition or two built on later. That is the work that comes up here: houses replaced, additions removed, pools filled and old concrete broken out. Each service is explained in depth on its own page, linked below.
Other places in range
Beyond those four, projects are welcome in Gretna itself, Terrytown, Harvey, Westwego, Algiers and Belle Chasse, which together cover much of the West Bank across Jefferson, Orleans and Plaquemines parishes. The Westbank Expressway ties most of them together. If your property is a little farther out, send the details anyway; the contractor decides how far to travel based on the size of the job. For an explanation of the work itself, start with house demolition or browse the full services list, and when you are ready, use the contact page.
Talk through your site
Wherever your lot sits between the lake and Belle Chasse, send the address and a contractor will look at what it needs.