Tree removal in Sterlington, LA

From 2016 through 2025 the National Weather Service logged one storm report near Sterlington that mention trees, limbs or branches. It is dated December 16, 2019. The strongest wind gust recorded in them was 70 mph, estimated by the reporter.

After a storm

Source: NOAA Storm Events

About 880 households live in Sterlington. About half the homes are detached houses and about half the occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 2002. With that many rentals, a tree at a rented home usually goes to the landlord or property manager first; the lease generally says who arranges and pays for tree work.

Before you call

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

The nearest NOAA climate normals station, about 9 miles from Sterlington, averages 53 nights a year with a low at or below 32°F, and 4 at or below 20°F.

Ice, snow and broken limbs

Source: NOAA Climate Normals

Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists 2 electric utilities with service territory in Ouachita Parish, among them Entergy Louisiana LLC and Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc.

A tree on a power line

Source: EIA-861, 2024