Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 6,203 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, since 1978, with $104.0 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 1985, with 1,164. As of 3 August 2026, 23.0% of homes here had an NFIP policy.

NFIP claims on record6,203
Total paid$104.0 million
Claims with a payment4,443
Homes with NFIP policy23.0%
High-risk zone homes insuredn/a
Residential policies in force7,963

Claims by year of loss

1978: 519781979: 621980: 1431981: 121982: 1519821983: 341984: 181985: 1,1641986: 119861987: 51988: 81989: 31990: 6419901991: 1321992: 2011993: 181994: 819941995: 641996: 81997: 161998: 7119981999: 1222000: 82001: 5262002: 28820022003: 612004: 622005: 7122006: 1720062007: 282008: 8602009: 2022010: 1120102011: 202012: 1512013: 142014: 420142015: 192016: 172017: 492018: 320182019: 242020: 932021: 6282022: 420222023: 22024: 1402025: 52026: 8120261,164

NFIP claims by year of loss, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

1978: $15,34519781979: $126,1141980: $398,6411981: $14,0391982: $24,01419821983: $78,5051984: $26,5471985: $13.6 million1986: $019861987: $1,0951988: $7,5361989: $55,8861990: $237,64019901991: $991,9231992: $1.4 million1993: $54,5871994: $39,69819941995: $463,7961996: $118,7641997: $72,7351998: $400,14419981999: $1.6 million2000: $30,7162001: $10.4 million2002: $3.0 million20022003: $344,9532004: $589,5522005: $11.2 million2006: $113,65720062007: $526,9242008: $12.2 million2009: $3.1 million2010: $11,21420102011: $131,4352012: $2.0 million2013: $35,1562014: $020142015: $228,9582016: $62,0742017: $392,2192018: $41,85120182019: $548,1262020: $2.1 million2021: $26.8 million2022: $020222023: $46,6052024: $6.2 million2025: $51,6272026: $4.0 million2026$26.8 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Hurricane Juan1,140
Hurricane Gustav648
Hurricane Ida583
Tropical Storm Allison515
Hurricane Katrina506
Flooding340
Hurricane Andrew192
Hurricane Ike173

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
703571,370
703011,197
70345987
70354536
70374472
70394460
70373445
70377280
70364132
7003082

4,351 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $83.3 million, contents $19.7 million, increased cost of compliance $1.1 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone05,093n/a
All homes34,5927,96323.0%

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.