Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 3,470 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, since 1978, with $210.0 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2005, with 1,348. As of 3 August 2026, 30.1% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 32.9% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record3,470
Total paid$210.0 million
Claims with a payment3,046
Homes with NFIP policy30.1%
High-risk zone homes insured32.9%
Residential policies in force910

Claims by year of loss

1978: 119781979: 211980: 101981: 41982: 4419821983: 121984: 01985: 121986: 3719861987: 01988: 171989: 681990: 619901991: 51992: 11993: 91994: 519941995: 81996: 101997: 221998: 5719981999: 02000: 02001: 72002: 1120022003: 02004: 42005: 1,3482006: 120062007: 02008: 1,1082009: 02010: 020102011: 32012: 02013: 52014: 020142015: 12016: 82017: 22018: 020182019: 22020: 6172021: 02022: 020222023: 22024: 12025: 11,348

NFIP claims by year of loss, Cameron Parish, Louisiana

1978: $88419781979: $27,4551980: $37,5531981: $7,6071982: $240,56419821983: $9,6141984: $01985: $3,0291986: $194,88219861987: $01988: $27,4471989: $746,4261990: $5,24119901991: $24,1571992: $01993: $58,5231994: $62,77219941995: $59,6101996: $100,8271997: $409,6871998: $684,05719981999: $02000: $02001: $29,8142002: $65,57320022003: $02004: $64,8222005: $105.3 million2006: $42,09120062007: $02008: $62.4 million2009: $02010: $020102011: $51,8012012: $02013: $154,8992014: $020142015: $02016: $229,6162017: $15,4972018: $020182019: $41,0032020: $38.2 million2021: $02022: $020222023: $592,3532024: $19,1932025: $0$105.3 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Hurricane Rita1,296
Hurricane Ike1,089
Hurricane Laura528
Hurricane Delta77
Flooding56
Hurricane Katrina20
Mid-summer severe storms8
Hurricane Gustav8

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
706311,543
70607639
70645490
70643370
70632338
7063028
7054214
706117
706055
705494

3,181 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $159.1 million, contents $43.9 million, increased cost of compliance $6.9 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone2,59085232.9%
All homes3,02191030.1%

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.