Shreveport's weather hits fences from several directions. Wikipedia describes abundant rain, over 51 inches a year on average; severe spring and summer thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail, damaging winds and tornadoes; and winter ice and sleet storms, with about 35 days a year at or below freezing.
Spring and summer: wind and hail
- Solid privacy fences catch the most wind; set posts deep, with concrete at corners and gates.
- Hail dents and cracks some materials; check what a vinyl warranty covers.
Winter: ice
- Ice-loaded limbs fall on fences. Trim branches over the fence line before winter.
All year: water
- Keep boards just off the ground so they dry.
- Ask for posts treated for ground contact.
- Don't let a fence block a shared ditch; Louisiana law makes neighbors jointly responsible for maintaining a common one.
After a storm
Photograph the damage, check the posts, and if the fence is shared with a neighbor, talk with them before repairs; Louisiana law presumes a boundary fence is common.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Shreveport, Louisiana
- Louisiana Civil Code Article 686: Common ditches
- Louisiana Civil Code Article 685: Common fences
Checked November 10, 2026. Codes, statutes and prices change; see the linked source for the current text.