Gretna is our hometown — our shop is right here on the Westbank Expressway, so we’re not driving in to you, we’re already here. Often same-day.
Gretna isn’t a service area for us — it’s home. Star Glass has been based here on the Westbank Expressway since 1996, just up the road from the historic homes of Old Gretna and McDonoghville and a short hop from the newer subdivisions out along Belle Chasse Highway. Being headquartered in town means no bridge traffic and no “we’ll be there next week” — for most Gretna jobs we can quote straight from a photo and be out the same day. Windshields, foggy windows, frameless showers, broken storefronts: text us a picture and we’ll send back a real price.
Glass services we provide in Gretna
- Auto glass & windshields — Chip and crack repair, full windshield replacement with ADAS recalibration for newer vehicles, and we file the insurance claim for you. Auto glass repair & replacement
- Historic window & glass replacement — Old Gretna and McDonoghville are full of older homes with original single-pane, wood-sash, and divided-lite windows that need glass matched and fitted to the existing frame, not torn out. Glass replacement
- Residential window & insulated glass — In Gretna’s newer subdivisions, the usual call is a foggy double-pane (IGU) unit — that haze means the seal failed, and in most cases we replace just the glass and keep your frame. (We’ve swapped as many as 14 fogged units in a single Gretna home.) Window glass replacement
- Frameless shower enclosures — Designed, measured, and installed; price your layout with our online Shower Designer.
- Mirrors, tabletops & cut-to-size glass — Custom mirrors (including specialty grey mirror like the bar wall we built at Café Hope), glass tabletops, and shelves cut to your exact dimensions. Custom mirrors · Cut-to-size glass
- Commercial storefronts & emergency board-up — Glass for the Huey P. Long Avenue business district, the Stumpf Boulevard corridor, and Gretna’s parish-government district — glass-only or full-system, plus after-hours board-up. Recent commercial work includes hurricane-rated impact storefronts and entrances, plus a custom grey-mirror bar wall, at Café Hope — the public, non-profit café at Timberlane Country Club. Storefront glass installation · Commercial glass repair
Glass in Gretna: what we see most
A lot of Gretna’s character is in its older housing stock, and older homes mean older glass. In Old Gretna — the Gretna Historic District, on the National Register since 1985, with its creole cottages, shotgun houses, and bungalows around Huey P. Long Avenue — and in McDonoghville, considered the oldest neighborhood in Jefferson Parish (with a National Register nomination now underway), we still work on original single-pane and wood-sash windows and the kind of wavy historic glass that has to be matched, not just swapped. Newer homes along Belle Chasse Highway and in Gretna’s modern subdivisions more often need a foggy insulated-glass unit replaced — that milky haze between the panes is a failed seal in our Gulf humidity, and you usually don’t need a whole new window, just the glass (on one Lakelynn Drive home we replaced 14 of them). Gretna is also the Jefferson Parish seat — the 1907 courthouse on Huey P. Long Avenue now serves as Gretna City Hall — so there’s a steady stream of commercial and government-adjacent work downtown: storefronts, doors, and office glass. And like everywhere on the Westbank, hurricane season brings board-ups and impact-glass questions — being based right here means we can get to you fast when a storm or a break-in leaves an opening exposed.
Why Star Glass for Gretna
We’ve been a Gretna business since 1996 — not a national chain routing your call to another state, but a shop your neighbors already use, right here on the Westbank Expressway. We’re an approved insurance vendor, our techs are ADAS-certified for late-model vehicles, and we’re fully licensed and insured. 4.6 stars on Google. Most of all, we’re here — no bridge, no cross-river delay, and a real local who knows the difference between an Old Gretna wood-sash window and a new-build IGU off Belle Chasse Highway answering your text.
Neighborhoods & areas we serve in Gretna
Old Gretna (Huey P. Long Avenue historic district) · McDonoghville · Belle Chasse Highway corridor · Stumpf Boulevard · Timberlane Country Club · Evergreen Drive · Lakelynn Drive · Mel Ott Park area · the parish-government district — and across the nearby Westbank, Gretna is part of the Westbank region we serve, including Harvey and Marrero.
How picture quoting works
1. Snap a photo of the damage or project. 2. Text it to 504-368-8826. 3. Get a free estimate back — no appointment, no truck roll, no waiting around for an estimator.
Recent work in Gretna
- Café Hope — Timberlane Golf & Recreation, 1 Timberlane Drive: hurricane-rated impact storefronts and entrances, plus a custom grey-mirror bar wall — a standout piece that shows the custom side of what we do. Café Hope is a public, non-profit culinary-training program for at-risk youth (founded 2010; at Timberlane since 2017), and Timberlane — opened in 1959 with a Robert Trent Jones Sr. course — was the Westbank’s first private country club.
- Two custom frameless shower enclosures installed on Evergreen Drive in Gretna.
- 14 fogged insulated-glass units replaced in a single home on Lakelynn Drive — an unusually big window job, handled in one go.
Frequently asked questions
Are you really located in Gretna?
Yes — our shop is at 1000 Westbank Expressway. We’re a Gretna business, not a national chain or a call center routing you somewhere else. When you text us, you’re reaching the people who’ll actually do the work.
Can you match the old glass in a historic Old Gretna or McDonoghville home?
Usually, yes. Those older single-pane and wood-sash windows generally need the glass matched and fitted to the existing frame rather than a full replacement. Send us a photo and a rough measurement and we’ll tell you what’s possible and what it costs.
My double-pane window is foggy inside — do I need a whole new window?
Usually not. That haze means the insulated glass unit’s seal failed; in most cases we replace just the glass and keep your existing frame, which is faster and cheaper. Text a photo and we’ll price it.
Can you do storefront glass or board-up for a business downtown?
Yes — we handle storefronts, entrance doors, and after-hours emergency board-up along Huey P. Long Avenue, Stumpf Boulevard, and the rest of Gretna. Text a photo of the damage and we’ll get you a price and a plan.
Do you handle auto-glass insurance claims?
Yes. We’re an approved vendor and in most cases bill your insurer directly, so you’re not out of pocket up front.
Ready to get started?
Text a photo of your project to 504-368-8826, give us a call, fax (504) 367-5802, or email glass@starglass.com. Or stop by — Gretna is our home.
Star Glass Inc. — 1000 Westbank Expy, Gretna, LA 70053
Hours: Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM (closed Saturday & Sunday) · Louisiana License #59105 · Our home since 1996.