Roofers in Monroe, Louisiana

24 roofing companies are listed for Monroe. Your request goes to one roofer, not five.

Short answer: None of the 24 roofers listed for Monroe has a license match on the state registry yet, so ask any roofer for a license number and look it up before you sign. A standard asphalt re-roof on a 2,000 sq ft Monroe home runs $6,160–$13,640 at the local 0.88× cost index, and a metal roof $14,960–$35,200. NOAA's storm record for the county shows hail up to 2.5 in., so get an inspection after a big storm before you accept a quote.

A new asphalt roof in Monroe runs $6,160 to $13,640

Asphalt-shingle re-roof, 2,000 sq ft home, at Monroe prices. Source and share of home value below.

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Roofers in Monroe, LA

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Who you can hire in Monroe

A phone number and a star rating say little about a roofer. These counts show what is on file.

The Monroe roster, checked

  • Listed24
  • Licence number on file0
  • Matched in the state registry0

0 of 24 listed firms have a licence number on file (0%). None has been matched in the official state registry yet, so no firm here carries the Verified badge. A number on file is not a check: how verification works.

Source: PickARoofer contractor registry · data as of 2026-10-01

Roofers at work around Monroe

70 roofers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counts about 70 people working as roofers in the Monroe, LA Metro Area, 9.2% of the 760 in Louisiana.

That counts workers, not companies, and it includes crews who work for a single firm. It is the size of the local trade, not a list of who to call.

Source: BLS OEWS, roofers · data as of May 2025

Where the roofers for Monroe are based, and where hail has landed

Every listed firm is based in Monroe; the ring is the 25-mile radius we use to match hail reports to the city. Each dot is one hail report from the National Weather Service in the last 90 days.

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hail: NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports. Towns: our roster, Monroe ring = 25 miles.

Listed roofers by home town

Roofers listed for Monroe by the town they are based in
Based inMiles awayListedChecked
Monroe, LAin town240

1 hail report within 25 miles in the last 90 days; the largest measured 1.00″. The Monroe hail log lists them by date.

Monroe in numbers

Source under each figure.

  • #10of 209Yearly rainfall: Monroe ranks #10 of 209.

Costliest storm day on record

Apr 12, 2020

8 reports that day (3 hail, 3 tornado, 2 wind); reported property damage $250,775,000; county FIPS 22073, 2014–June 2026

Source: NOAA Storm Events · data as of 2014–June 2026

Roofing trade around Monroe

  • 15 county firms with payroll, about 155 workers; 53% under 5 employees.
  • A roofer's median pay here is $48,450 a year (Monroe, LA Metro Area).
Source: Census CBP · data as of 2023 Source: BLS OEWS, roofers · data as of May 2025

When hail hits Monroe

Ouachita Parish, 2014 to June 2026: NOAA hail reports.

Reports by month

Jan: 1 reports 1 Jan Feb: 1 reports 1 Feb Mar: 7 reports 7 Mar Apr: 21 reports 21 Apr May: 10 reports 10 May Jun: 2 reports 2 Jun Jul: 1 reports 1 Jul Aug: 0 reports Aug Sep: 0 reports Sep Oct: 0 reports Oct Nov: 1 reports 1 Nov Dec: 12 reports 12 Dec

April is the heaviest month in Ouachita Parish: 21 of 56 hail reports (38%). March to May is the busiest three-month run, at 68%.

Worst full year: 2023, with 11 reports and 1 day of 1.75 in hail or larger; 108% over the 5-report mean.

7 days of 1.75-inch hail or larger, across 7 of 10 full years; last one 2025.

Days with 1.75 in hail or larger, by year

Days per year with hail of 1.75 inches or larger in Ouachita Parish 1 2014 1 2016 1 2018 1 2019 1 2020 0 2021 0 2022 1 2023 0 2024 1 2025
Days per year with hail of 1.75 inches or larger in Ouachita Parish
20141
20161
20181
20191
20201
20210
20220
20231
20240
20251

Year by year

Hail in Ouachita Parish by year: reports, days with hail of 1 inch or more, days with 1.75 inch or more, largest stone
YearReportsDays 1″+Days 1.75″+Largest
20145111.75″
20168311.75″
20181111.75″
20194311.75″
20204211.75″
20217101.25″
20223101″
2023 (worst full year)11312.5″
20241101.5″
20259211.75″
2026 (to June)3201″

Shaded: worst full year.

Source: NOAA Storm Events · data as of 2014 to June 2026

Monroe storm record: Ouachita Parish

NWS reports for Ouachita Parish, 2014–2026.

  • 1785Founded
  • 72 ft (22 m)Elevation

Reported hail locations, Ouachita Parish

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  • 361 to 1.74 in
  • 111.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 02.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 2.5 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

47 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Biggest hail days

DateLargest hailReports that dayWhere it was reported
December 9, 2023 2.5 in, about the size of a tennis ball 9 Phillips
March 18, 2016 1.75 in, about the size of a golf ball 5 Lock Arbor
June 8, 2014 1.75 in, about the size of a golf ball 1 Deshard
“Hen egg to tennis ball size hail was reported in the Thatcher Point subdivision south of Sterlington.”
National Weather Service report, December 9, 2023
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · data as of 2014–2026

Last hail of 1.75 in or more

April 22, 2025

7 days like it since 2014.

Strongest tornado

EF3 · April 12, 2020

It stayed on the ground for 8.01 miles and was up to 300 yards wide. An EF-3 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 140 mph touched down at the corner of Fern Street and Brown Street in the Brownsville-Bawcomville community.

Strongest thunderstorm gust

96 mph · May 6, 2025

An intense bowing squall line of thunderstorms raced eastward at around 60 mph across the southern portion of Ouachita Parish Louisiana, producing widespread damaging wind gusts of 60 to 90+ mph with isolated peak gusts estimated to be up to 95 mph.

Storm data: NOAA Storm Events (public domain). City facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Monroe, Louisiana: Monroe, Louisiana skyline in 2021
Monroe, LA. Photo: TheLionHasSeen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Ouachita Parish fact sheet for Monroe homeowners

Housing age, federal disaster declarations and your state's claim deadlines in one place. All three come from public records, county level.

How old are the roofs? Homes in Ouachita Parish by decade built

Share of Ouachita Parish homes by decade built, percent 3.1% pre-1940 3.3% 1940s 9.3% 1950s 12.8% 1960s 17.4% 1970s 14.4% 1980s 14.4% 1990s 14.7% 2000s 9.9% 2010s 0.9% 2020+
Share of Ouachita Parish homes by decade built, percent
pre-19403.1%
1940s3.3%
1950s9.3%
1960s12.8%
1970s17.4%
1980s14.4%
1990s14.4%
2000s14.7%
2010s9.9%
2020+0.9%

70,667 homes, median built in 1983. 45.8% date from before 1980 and 10.7% from 2010 on; 59.5% are owner-occupied. The most common decade is the 1970s.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · data as of ACS 5-year

Insurance claim clocks in Louisiana

WhoWhat has to happenTime limitStatute
InsurerPay the claim that is due (ordinary, non-catastrophic loss)30 daysLa. R.S. 22:1892(A)(1)

All Louisiana claim deadlines and what starts each clock →

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Roofing services in Monroe

One page per job, each opening with a Monroe figure.

  • Roof Repair

    Median home built 1971; 31 freeze-thaw days a year, so frost wear adds up.

  • Storm Damage Repair

    Top stone 2.5 in, 20 days of 1 in+ hail; dents metal, cracks tile.

  • Emergency Roof Repair

    57 days at 58+ mph, top gust 96 mph; ask crews about same-day tarping.

  • Roof Inspection

    65.9% of homes predate 1980; 45.1% are owner-occupied, so check old flashing first.

  • Metal Roofing

    Median home $174,800; golf-ball hail on 7 days, so ask about impact class.

  • Flat Roof

    Ponding risk: 14.2 days a year with 1 in of rain, 60.9 in a year in total.

  • Commercial Roofing

    28% of units are multi-unit; 15 roofing firms with payroll in the county.

What a new roof costs in Monroe

Asphalt-shingle re-roof, 2,000 sq ft home, at Monroe prices.

That typical price is about 5.7% of the median Monroe home value ($174,800).

Source: Census ACS (Monroe city) · data as of 2019–2023

Full Monroe cost guide by material →

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Hail near Monroe in the last 90 days

SPC reports within 25 miles: Monroe hail log · hail by city

DateLargest hailReportsDetails
2026-09-221.00″1Details

Near Monroe: 1 hail day, 1 report; biggest stone 1.00 in on September 22. Hidden bruising begins near 1 in. How to file a claim.

Louisiana: Licensing varies. Licence check for LA roofers

Roofing in Monroe: local conditions

Monroe sits in the humid subtropical belt of northeast Louisiana where roofs absorb punishing heat, rain, and storm stress year-round. Average annual precipitation is 55.10 inches spread across roughly 106 rain days per year, and temperatures exceed 90 F on approximately 91 days annually, with a record high of 109 F. The record low of -2 F in February underscores freeze-thaw risk on the rare cold snaps that reach the region. Tornado threat is real: an EF3 tornado struck on April 12, 2020. The March 2016 flood event dropped 15 to 20 inches of rain over three days area-wide, damaging 9,500 homes in Ouachita Parish alone. High rainfall, UV load, and periodic severe storms make flashing integrity, drainage capacity, and impact-resistant shingles critical priorities.

Monroe had a 2020 census population of 47,702. The local employer base is anchored by the Ouachita Parish School Board (2,844 employees), Lumen Technologies/CenturyLink (2,360), St. Francis Specialty Hospital (1,584), Monroe City Schools (1,348), and Glenwood Regional Medical Center (1,156). The March 2016 flood that damaged 9,500 homes and the April 2020 EF3 tornado created significant storm-restoration demand; the public-sector and healthcare employment base provides economic stability for ongoing residential re-roofing activity.

Roofing in Monroe: questions

How much does roof replacement cost in Monroe, LA?
$6,160 to $13,640 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft house in Monroe, typically $9,900, after a 0.88× local index. That is 5.7% of a $174,800 median home.
How do I find a reliable roofer in Monroe?
24 roofers are listed for Monroe. The Census counts 15 roofing firms with payroll in the county. A roofer's median pay is $48,450 a year.
How long does a roof replacement take in Monroe?
A Monroe asphalt re-roof takes 1 to 3 days. Storm weeks in Monroe can affect scheduling; confirm timing with the contractor.
When is the best time to replace a roof in Monroe?
April is the busiest hail month in Monroe, 38% of the county's 56 hail reports. Reports run March to December. Booking before it gives Monroe homeowners open crew dates.
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Monroe, LA?
Louisiana jurisdictions require one for a re-roof. In Monroe, ask the city building office; your Monroe contractor pulls it.
Will homeowners insurance cover roof damage in Monroe?
Insurance in Monroe covers sudden damage from hail, wind or a fallen tree, not age or wear. NOAA lists 43 county hail reports in 8 full years plus 2026 to June. The risk here is rated high. File within a year of the storm.
How do I spot hail damage on a Monroe roof?
Monroe's county logged 20 days with hail of 1 inch or larger, the largest 2.5 inches. After one, check gutters for granules, dented vents and lifted shingles; a Monroe roofer can document it for a claim.
What weather conditions most stress roofs in Monroe, LA?
Monroe sits in the humid subtropical belt of northeast Louisiana where roofs absorb punishing heat, rain, and storm stress year-round. Average annual precipitation is 55.10 inches spread across roughly 106 rain days per year, and temperatures exceed 90 F on approximately 91 days annually. Even moderate hail events can accelerate granule loss on aging shingles, while high winds and storm-driven rain test flashing seals and ridge caps. An annual post-storm inspection helps catch damage before it becomes a leak.
Does LA require roofing contractors to be licensed?
Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors license required. This means you can verify a contractor's license before signing any contract — ask for their license number and check it with the relevant state board. Beyond state licensing, always confirm the contractor carries general liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage specifically for roofing work. An uninsured crew working on your roof creates personal liability exposure that homeowners often overlook. Written contracts specifying materials, labor warranty terms, and cleanup responsibilities are standard practice for reputable Monroe contractors.
Are impact-resistant shingles worth the cost in Monroe, LA?
For a Monroe home averaging 3 hail events per year, impact-resistant shingles (Class 3 or 4) are worth serious consideration. Standard architectural shingles can sustain cosmetic damage after moderate hail — which may or may not cross your policy deductible threshold. Class 4 materials reduce that gray zone. Ask contractors for the specific UL 2218 test rating, not just the marketing 'impact-resistant' label.

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