Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 6,783 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, since 1978, with $353.6 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2016, with 3,947. As of 3 August 2026, 28.9% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 45.4% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record6,783
Total paid$353.6 million
Claims with a payment5,789
Homes with NFIP policy28.9%
High-risk zone homes insured45.4%
Residential policies in force13,203

Claims by year of loss

1978: 119781979: 1931980: 1661981: 51982: 219821983: 3101984: 191985: 451986: 019861987: 91988: 441989: 11990: 7619901991: 461992: 571993: 1001994: 2919941995: 501996: 91997: 431998: 8019981999: 32000: 12001: 3552002: 2620022003: 252004: 72005: 1672006: 2320062007: 42008: 712009: 242010: 720102011: 52012: 2282013: 322014: 15320142015: 82016: 3,9472017: 182018: 1020182019: 242020: 572021: 2682022: 1220222023: 12024: 162025: 12026: 520263,947

NFIP claims by year of loss, Ascension Parish, Louisiana

1978: $4,49419781979: $1.2 million1980: $511,4471981: $3,8771982: $8,40519821983: $3.6 million1984: $111,6281985: $212,1711986: $019861987: $2,9061988: $140,4541989: $10,0311990: $791,89019901991: $282,5921992: $217,1511993: $1.2 million1994: $174,67019941995: $352,5481996: $68,7901997: $385,8781998: $582,24919981999: $6,8692000: $11,0192001: $4.4 million2002: $55,17320022003: $123,1962004: $18,9422005: $2.9 million2006: $204,65720062007: $7,6932008: $269,8242009: $286,6172010: $14,13520102011: $48,3682012: $3.7 million2013: $372,4012014: $4.0 million20142015: $139,4832016: $313.1 million2017: $122,8282018: $159,77320182019: $845,8722020: $1.7 million2021: $10.9 million2022: $114,20820222023: $02024: $126,7082025: $6,6272026: $51,9092026$313.1 million

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Mid-summer severe storms3,872
Flooding526
Tropical Storm Allison340
2021 Mid-Spring Severe Storms174
Hurricane Isaac174
Hurricane Rita106
Hurricane Ida60
Hurricane Katrina54

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
707692,579
707371,890
707741,694
70778274
70734122
7034685
7072540
7070721
7044920
707287

5,254 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $309.3 million, contents $40.0 million, increased cost of compliance $4.2 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone15,3986,99045.4%
All homes45,71713,20328.9%

FEMA counts residential structures and NFIP residential policies in force as of 3 August 2026. Private flood policies are not counted. A share is shown as n/a where FEMA counts no homes or more policies than homes.

Flood insurance basics. Most standard homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. NFIP policies are sold through insurance agents and through FEMA's FloodSmart site, which also explains waiting periods (usually 30 days before cover starts). Check your property's flood zone on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.

Sources

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA NFIP Residential Penetration Rates, as of 3 August 2026

Checked 29 October 2026. Claims are NFIP claims only. Private flood insurance claims and uninsured losses are not included. Recent events can take months to be fully reflected.