Fencing in Swartz, LA.

LA 139 leaves US 80 on the east side of Monroe. People call that stretch Old Bastrop Road. It runs out through Lakeshore along Bayou DeSiard, then on through Swartz as the houses spread out. We're in West Monroe, at 205 Mane St, Ste C, and this is a drive we make. A house number and the cross street beat a nickname. US 80 if you're on the south edge. LA 139 if you're up in Swartz.

A Swartz lot is often bigger than a lot in Monroe's Garden District. There's usually a real back yard and a longer side line. Wood or vinyl privacy is the common ask when the neighbor is close. Chain link when you need a dog fence you can see through. Aluminum up front if you want the yard open and you don't want to paint metal. Gates fail first when the post was set like a regular line post. Tell us the width, and tell us if it's a walk gate, a drive gate, or both. A mower and a trailer need more opening than a person does.

Past the houses, a lot of places turn into acreage. That's split rail or farm fence, or both. Privacy at the house, an open fence on the field. A decorative rail won't hold an animal that leans on it. A solid privacy fence across a pasture just catches wind. Ground out here holds water in the low spots, same as it does closer to the bayou. If the line crosses a ditch by a parish road, we keep the fence out of that ditch. Call (318) 351-2539 and tell us which part is the yard and which part is the field. We'll price them separately.

The boards can look fine while the wood at the ground is gone. Push on a few posts. If they move, new pickets are a short fix. Storms do the same thing. They take the weak section and leave the rest. Snap a photo before you clear the mess, especially if you might call your insurance. We repair leaning posts, dragging gates, and runs that need part of the fence rebuilt. If the whole line is done, we pull the old posts. Concrete doesn't come out easy, and that work is in the quote up front.

We work out of West Monroe, right here in Ouachita Parish, and Swartz is a normal call for us. Houses and shops. The estimate is free, and once we've seen the line we'll get the number back to you quick. Call (318) 351-2539. Say house yard or acreage, and name the road.

Don't use the Monroe permit page for a Swartz yard. Swartz is outside the city, in Ouachita Parish. The parish guide on this site is the right start, and the parish office confirms it. If you're near a city limit and you're not sure which side the lot is on, tell us. If a subdivision off LA 139 has its own rules, bring them. We'll build to them.