Based in Bastrop, LA · about 60 miles around
Dirt Work · Excavation · Free Estimates (318) 614-2073
Dupree's Dirt and Excavation
Compact track loader with a grapple lifting a heavy downed limb off a grass yard
Our Services

Storm Cleanup and Debris Removal in Bastrop, LA

Storm Cleanup · Bastrop, LA

Downed limbs, trunks and brush loaded and hauled off

A storm comes through and leaves the yard under limbs. Storm cleanup and debris removal is the work of getting all of it off the ground and gone. We pick up downed limbs, trunks and brush with the grapple on our excavator. The debris goes into our dump truck and off the property.

Storm damage is rarely just limbs. A shed, a barn or a garage can be wrecked. Taking that down is demolition, and the excavator and grapple do it. Call Dupree's Dirt and Excavation at (318) 614-2073 and we will come look.

What We Handle

  • Downed limbs, trunks and brush picked up with the grapple on our excavator
  • Debris loaded into our dump truck and hauled off the property
  • Piles stacked where you want them if you would rather keep the wood
  • Storm damaged sheds, barns, garages and outbuildings torn down
  • Broken building debris, roofing and fence panels cleared off the yard
  • Root balls from blown over trees dug out and the hole backfilled
  • Ruts, holes and pile scars graded back out with the skid steer
  • Open pasture, hunting land and camp roads cleared of storm downed timber

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What does storm debris removal cover?

Tree debris is the bulk of what a storm leaves. Limbs, tops and whole trunks lie where they fell, and some of it is too heavy to drag by hand. The grapple closes on a trunk and sets it in the truck. Brush and small stuff get raked into piles and loaded the same way.

Where the debris ends up is your call. Most of it leaves in our dump truck. If you want the wood, we stack it on the spot you point to. Burning is the property owner's own call, and the state rule and parish burn bans set what is allowed.

A tree that went over on open ground leaves a root ball and a hole. Our excavator pulls the ball out and the hole gets backfilled. After that the ground gets smoothed back out, which is land grading. Low spots that need more material can take fill dirt hauled in by the load.

Storm damage cleanup in northeast Louisiana

Storms here come in more than one shape. On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, an EF3 tornado tore through Ouachita Parish. The remnants of Hurricane Laura crossed the same parish that August. Hurricane Delta followed in October 2020.

Morehouse Parish gets its own. The National Weather Service logged a tornado at Gum Ridge in April 2017. Another hit Brodenax in June 2019. In December 2022 an EF3 tornado hit the north side of Farmerville, over in Union Parish.

Ice belongs on the list too. Winter storms were logged across Ouachita, Union and Lincoln parishes in mid February 2021. Ice loads limbs until they snap, and a yard full of hardwoods fills up with broken wood. What all of them leave behind is the same: wood on the ground, and a lot of it to move.

Who handles the trees that are still standing?

A storm leaves some trees down and some still up. Anything standing, leaning or hung up over a house is not our work. Louisiana requires an arborist license to remove or trim trees for pay, and a licensed arborist does that job.

Anything in the power lines belongs to the utility. Call the power company and stay clear until they have worked the line. After a catastrophe and a declaration of emergency, the state can issue a temporary arborist license. Ask to see a license before anyone cuts on a standing tree.

Once a tree is down and clear of the house, we can load it and haul it off. After a declared storm a parish or a city may run its own curbside debris pickup. What they will take, and where it has to sit, is set by that program. Check with the office before anything gets dragged to the road.

Dump trailer loaded to the top with storm-downed limbs and brush Tracked excavator with a grapple pushing downed brush into a pile at the edge of the woods

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Free estimates and site visits across Bastrop, Monroe and about 60 miles around.

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How We Work

How a Job With Dupree's Runs

From the first call to the final grade, here is how it goes.

1

The call

Call (318) 614-2073 and tell us what the property needs. We ask a few questions about size, access and what you want at the end.

2

We look at the site

We come out and look at the ground, the access and where the water sits. Seeing it is the only way to price it right.

3

The estimate

You get a price for the work and a plain list of what is included. The estimate is free.

4

The work

Louisiana 811 is called before we dig, and any permit the job needs is sorted out first. Then the machines and the truck go to work.

5

The finish

The ground is graded back out and the debris is gone. We take a last look over it with you before we pull off.

FAQ

Storm Cleanup Questions, Answered

Common questions about storm cleanup across Bastrop, Monroe and about 60 miles around. If yours is not here, call and ask.

Call (318) 614-2073

What does storm cleanup cost?
The price comes off what is actually on the ground. The volume of debris and the haul distance move it most. How close the machine can get matters, and so does a building that has to come down. We come look at the site first, and the estimate is free.
Can you get a tree off my house?
A tree resting on a house, hung in another tree or into the power lines is not our job. A licensed arborist takes that kind down, and the utility handles anything on the lines. Once it is on the ground and clear, we load it with the grapple and haul it off.
Should I take photos before the cleanup starts?
Yes. Take pictures of the damage from several angles before anything moves. An adjuster will want to see how the property looked when the storm quit. Keep the photos with whatever paperwork your insurer asks for.
What happens to all the debris?
It leaves in our dump truck unless you want some of it kept. Plenty of people keep the firewood, so the trunks get stacked where you point. Whether a pile is burned is up to the property owner, and parish burn bans change through the year.
Do you clear storm damage on farm and hunting land?
Yes. Open pasture, hunting land, food plots and camp roads all get the same treatment. Downed timber is pushed up, loaded and hauled, or stacked at the edge of the field. If the storm knocked whole stands over, that turns into land clearing across the acreage.
The storm wrecked my barn. Can you clear it?
Yes. The grapple pulls the structure apart, and the debris goes out in the truck. The slab or the piers can come out with it if you want the ground clean. Trucks in and out are hard on a drive, so the gravel driveway may need rock after.
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Why Choose Dupree's Dirt and Excavation

Built for Dirt Work Across Northeast Louisiana

Based in Bastrop

We are based in Bastrop and work northeast Louisiana, from Minden on the west side to Tallulah on the east.

Our machines and our truck

The tracked excavator, the skid steer and the dump truck belong to us. Digging, grading and hauling all come from the same company.

One contractor start to finish

Clearing, the pad, the drive and the final grade all run through us. You deal with the same company the whole way.

Free estimate after we look

We come out and look at the ground before we put a price on it, and that visit is free.

Free Estimates

Get In Touch With Dupree's Dirt and Excavation

Tell us where the property is and what you want done, and we will set a time to come look. Call (318) 614-2073, or fill out the form and we will get back to you.

  • (318) 614-2073
  • Bastrop, LA · serving Bastrop, Monroe and about 60 miles around
  • Free estimates · dirt work, excavation, clearing, demolition and hauling

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