Hurricane Windows

If you're looking for premium protection from hurricanes in the Gulf South, impact-resistant hurricane windows are one of the best ways to protect your home. Whether you're renovating your current home or designing a new build, we can help. At LAS Shutters + Windows we've set the standard for hurricane windows in New Orleans and surrounding communities for over 60 years. We know windows. And, we know how to keep your home safe.

The New Orleans area experiences a hurricane approximately every 2.3 years, with winds averaging 109 mph. These high winds can lead to property damage in a few ways. Flying projectiles can shatter windows, damage your house exterior, and wreck your outdoor living areas.

When a storm hits, though, windows are usually the weakest point in your home. They can shatter, but worse, a broken window can lead to a huge pressure shift in your home. This can lead to the roof blowing off in some cases.

Impact-resistant hurricane windows protect your home when other windows can't.

These types of windows are made from glass that was first manufactured for automobile windshields. Like windshields, these windows have a strong laminate interlayer set between the panes of glass. When an impact occurs, this laminate layer takes the impact forces; and prevents the projectile from entering home and creating pressure problems. The glass will not shatter and fly into house when struck either; it will remain attached to this inner laminate membrane.

Besides safety during hurricanes, these windows operate like any normal window. They also come with some other key benefits.

Low e-glass options improve your home's energy efficiency

Deters theft by making windows hard to break

Can save you money on insurance premiums

Additional laminate layer reduces outside noise

At LAS, we're dedicated to ensuring your family's safety. That's why our WeatherGard III windows meet the wind and impact standards for the Florida Building Code, one of the most rigorous building code standards in the U.S. They also meet the American Society for Testing and Materials (or ASTM) specifications.

Our team lives and works in the Gulf South area, too. Rather than design windows that work decently for a large region, we've focused on developing the highest-quality windows for our climate. With frequent storms and humid summers, homeowners near New Orleans need windows that are better than decent.

LAS windows are made to perform in our climate, with its unique demands. That's the LAS difference.

Learn more about our custom building and installation process in the following video.

If you're ready to learn more about our windows, review our Windows 101 guide for more information. You'll learn about our installation process and our commitment to designing energy efficient windows there. Below, you'll also find our inspiration gallery from our previous happy customers.

We also design hurricane shutters for additional protection. You can learn more about the differences between impact-resistant hurricane windows vs. shutters here. Or, feel free to reach out to the LAS team with any questions you have. We're always happy to help!

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Julia,
On behalf of Lighthouse Louisiana (formerly The Lighthouse for the Blind), please convey my thanks once again to your coworkers for supporting our summer camp for children who are blind. It is a rare thing to see a corporate family like yours, where people get together and give from their own hard-earned paychecks to local groups that are doing good work in the community. As donors, sometimes it’s hard to know what donations to organizations we care about are actually being used for. We consider LAS an important investor in our work, and we cannot thank you enough for helping us serve our clients.

Thank you,
Erin McQuade Wright
Director of Development

We just finished getting new windows from LAS and I can’t be any happier. From start to finish, this job was done professionally. The salesman, Garrett, came to the house on time and explained the windows and the process and answered any questions that we had at the time. He indicated the person who would do the measurements would call and set up an appointment within two weeks and the the windows would be built and installed in about 5 weeks. Well, the job – from the initial estimate to complete install – was three weeks. The installed that completed the job did an excellent job of install, caulking and cleanup. We can’t give them a higher rating. The most amazing thing so far is the look and how much it has cut down on outside noise. I highly recommend LAS and since they are local, from repairs to employing people, we keep it right here at home. We are very satisfied customers.