Louisiana residents affected by Beryl urged to use state damage reporting website

BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington and the Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness urge parish residents to report damage to their homes caused by Tropical Storm Beryl and other natural disasters.

Louisiana residents may report structural home damage to the state-managed website damage.la.gov. The information you provide will be used to help parish, state, and federal authorities better understand the areas most impacted and severely damaged by storms.

This portal can be used to report damage caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, and winter weather.

Since GOHSEP launched the site in the spring of 2020, there have been 37,141 damage reports and six federal disaster declarations.

Tips for reporting disaster damage to your home in Louisiana

• Take multiple photos from different angles, including closeups of specific damage
• Make sure photos aren't blurry or obscured
• Use the comment field provided to help describe the damage documented in your photos
• Double-check your address and the location pin on the survey map to ensure the correct information is listed on your report.

For a list of what not to do when reporting, visit damage.la.gov.