Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 490 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, since 1978, with $5.3 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 1991, with 258. As of 3 August 2026, 8.3% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 31.7% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record490
Total paid$5.3 million
Claims with a payment422
Homes with NFIP policy8.3%
High-risk zone homes insured31.7%
Residential policies in force342

Claims by year of loss

1978: 219781979: 151980: 21981: 01982: 319821983: 541984: 01985: 11986: 019861987: 41988: 01989: 01990: 019901991: 2581992: 11993: 01994: 019941995: 31996: 01997: 21998: 019981999: 82000: 02001: 152002: 020022003: 02004: 12005: 02006: 2820062007: 02008: 22009: 22010: 020102011: 02012: 12013: 02014: 020142015: 42016: 702017: 02018: 420182019: 72020: 3258

NFIP claims by year of loss, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

1978: $5,58919781979: $35,5921980: $6,2951981: $01982: $19,63919821983: $169,4181984: $01985: $16,8161986: $019861987: $30,1951988: $01989: $01990: $019901991: $2.3 million1992: $4,1731993: $01994: $019941995: $33,3531996: $01997: $17,0461998: $019981999: $73,3322000: $02001: $85,1912002: $020022003: $02004: $02005: $02006: $483,49320062007: $02008: $18,2262009: $5,7112010: $020102011: $02012: $28,3122013: $02014: $020142015: $19,6082016: $1.6 million2017: $02018: $29,97820182019: $108,1782020: $150,069$2.3 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Flooding175
Late winter severe storms38
Spring storm4
Hurricane Delta3
Tropical Storm Allison2
Mid-summer severe storms2
Hurricane Gustav1
Hurricane Juan1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
71418395
7143650
714357
714414
714652
713602
714152
707001

444 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $4.3 million, contents $995,842, increased cost of compliance $30,000.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone1,00631931.7%
All homes4,1453428.3%

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.