In St. Tammany Parish, the storm's effects were mainly limited to wind damage: gusts reached , knocking down trees and power lines. A storm surge of flooded 20 homes in the parish. Winds in Jefferson Parish gusted up to , causing minor roof damage and power outages. In Orleans Parish, a storm surge of destroyed 85 fishing camps constructed on wooden pilings. Winds gusting up to left 80,000 residences without power in the parish. Throughout the state, a total of 160,000 homes and businesses lost power due to the hurricane. Georges is blamed for three indirect fatalities; two men collapsed and died due to medical conditions aggravated by the stress of the evacuation, and another died as the result of a house fire sparked by an emergency candle that was tipped over. Damages from the storm totaled approximately $30.1 million.
