Northshore · St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish FORTIFIED Roofs and the Fortify Homes Grant
St. Tammany is the Northshore, the fast-growing stretch of parish across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. Slidell sits at the southeast corner near the lake and the marsh, Mandeville runs along the shore, and the parish seat is up in Covington. New subdivisions keep going in, which puts a lot of roofs on the map for the next storm.
Why a FORTIFIED roof matters in St. Tammany Parish
People sometimes assume the Northshore is safe because it is across the lake, but Slidell and the low southern edge of the parish take surge, and the whole parish takes hurricane wind. A FORTIFIED roof is a straightforward way for a Northshore homeowner to harden the most vulnerable part of the house before the season, not after it.
Hurricane Katrina (2005) drove damaging surge into Slidell and the parish's southern edge.
Communities in St. Tammany Parish
The parish spreads across the Northshore, and its three main towns sit at different distances from the water. Slidell is the southeastern corner, hemmed in by Lake Pontchartrain, the Rigolets, and marsh. Mandeville runs along the lake shore at the north foot of the Causeway. Covington, the parish seat, is farther inland where the pines start. Same parish, three different exposures, one shared hurricane season.
- Covington (parish seat)
- Slidell
- Mandeville
Some of those places have a page of their own: FORTIFIED roofs in Covington, FORTIFIED roofs in Slidell, FORTIFIED roofs in Mandeville.
Everything on this page applies across the parish. For the other parishes, see FORTIFIED roofs by Louisiana parish and city.
Is St. Tammany Parish eligible
St. Tammany Parish is among the parishes the Louisiana Department of Insurance lists as eligible for the Fortify Homes grant, as of August 17, 2026. Eligibility is confirmed at the address level, and the list changes every round, so the official map is the only word on whether your specific home qualifies right now. Check your address on the live LDI Fortify Homes map, and apply through the state at ldi.la.gov/fortifyhomes, not on this site.
How the grant works for a St. Tammany Parish home
The Fortify Homes grant reimburses the cost of rebuilding your roof to the IBHS FORTIFIED standard, up to $10,000 per home. It is a cap on a reimbursement, not a flat check, and the money is paid to your contractor after IBHS issues the certificate. You gather bids from at least 3 approved contractors you choose, and once you are cleared the work must be finished within 90 days.
Do not start roof work before you are selected and the bid process is complete.
Approved contractors may not begin until you have the official notice that you are cleared to proceed. Starting early voids your eligibility, grant and all. Wait for the notice before anyone in Covington or anywhere else touches the roof.
For the full walkthrough, see the Fortify Homes grant guide and what the standard requires in the FORTIFIED Roof guide.
What a St. Tammany homeowner gets back
The roof is the start, not the end. A FORTIFIED designation earns a required cut on the wind portion of your home insurance in Louisiana, year after year, for as long as the designation stays in force. If you pay for the roof yourself, the same certificate still earns that discount and the state tax incentives apply too.
See how the mandated discount works in the insurance savings guide, and the state credit in the FORTIFIED roof tax credit guide.
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