Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 22,575 National Flood Insurance Program claims in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, since 1978, with $1.31 billion paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2016, with 11,647. As of 3 August 2026, 24.0% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 57.1% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record22,575
Total paid$1.31 billion
Claims with a payment19,366
Homes with NFIP policy24.0%
High-risk zone homes insured57.1%
Residential policies in force35,986

Claims by year of loss

1978: 2319781979: 4821980: 3221981: 151982: 13919821983: 1,4571984: 441985: 661986: 5819861987: 331988: 801989: 3861990: 44619901991: 2561992: 3031993: 7381994: 10919941995: 7891996: 881997: 1301998: 6819981999: 292000: 682001: 1,1052002: 10120022003: 402004: 1232005: 2892006: 8920062007: 462008: 5432009: 302010: 3120102011: 412012: 1052013: 492014: 3320142015: 762016: 11,6472017: 612018: 5620182019: 2312020: 1232021: 1,4342022: 4720222023: 422024: 302025: 202026: 54202611,647

NFIP claims by year of loss, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

1978: $41,33319781979: $2.7 million1980: $1.0 million1981: $6,8061982: $382,81619821983: $24.4 million1984: $95,9911985: $266,0781986: $229,91419861987: $81,5621988: $221,3351989: $2.9 million1990: $5.3 million19901991: $2.3 million1992: $2.0 million1993: $10.6 million1994: $667,10819941995: $8.3 million1996: $659,1811997: $1.1 million1998: $294,08419981999: $103,3112000: $518,8662001: $24.4 million2002: $204,78320022003: $202,4672004: $1.6 million2005: $3.0 million2006: $1.3 million20062007: $400,0642008: $10.5 million2009: $92,6302010: $145,79520102011: $277,7082012: $403,7442013: $298,9452014: $80,99220142015: $1.1 million2016: $1.08 billion2017: $294,2422018: $623,81320182019: $6.9 million2020: $3.1 million2021: $110.7 million2022: $210,71920222023: $799,7022024: $380,2632025: $936,2912026: $1.6 million2026$1.08 billion

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Mid-summer severe storms11,508
Flooding3,497
2021 Mid-Spring Severe Storms1,273
Tropical Storm Allison1,081
Hurricane Gustav449
Hurricane Katrina169
Hurricane Rita100
Hurricane Ida84

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
708172,785
708162,680
708152,201
708141,773
707141,677
707391,573
708181,334
708191,285
708051,223
708091,034

17,421 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $1.14 billion, contents $169.6 million, increased cost of compliance $2.3 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone28,63316,33657.1%
All homes149,92235,98624.0%

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.