Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in Madison Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 250 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Madison Parish, Louisiana, since 1978, with $2.7 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2013, with 27. As of 3 August 2026, 6.9% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 21.9% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record250
Total paid$2.7 million
Claims with a payment180
Homes with NFIP policy6.9%
High-risk zone homes insured21.9%
Residential policies in force242

Claims by year of loss

1978: 119781979: 51980: 01981: 21982: 2219821983: 161984: 71985: 01986: 019861987: 161988: 11989: 31990: 1819901991: 221992: 11993: 21994: 519941995: 21996: 01997: 31998: 119981999: 22000: 02001: 32002: 120022003: 42004: 02005: 32006: 820062007: 02008: 72009: 22010: 020102011: 182012: 02013: 272014: 420142015: 42016: 122017: 142018: 320182019: 62020: 22021: 02022: 120222023: 02024: 12025: 127

NFIP claims by year of loss, Madison Parish, Louisiana

1978: $33219781979: $45,5731980: $01981: $1,1031982: $36,90719821983: $56,7711984: $3,1041985: $01986: $019861987: $49,0421988: $01989: $4,0841990: $43,18619901991: $126,4101992: $5081993: $15,0391994: $23,87819941995: $16,8891996: $01997: $47,0691998: $019981999: $18,9542000: $02001: $40,2002002: $2,16220022003: $38,5482004: $02005: $02006: $61,87820062007: $02008: $111,5552009: $6,3552010: $020102011: $427,3162012: $02013: $744,5762014: $50,72520142015: $24,5152016: $109,1292017: $283,8262018: $77,74320182019: $135,5632020: $43,1222021: $02022: $32,29320222023: $02024: $3,4082025: $0$744,576

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Flooding36
Mid-spring storms17
Late winter severe storms6
Hurricane Gustav4
Hurricane Katrina2
Spring storm1
Hurricane Rita1
Hurricane Delta1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
71282215
7123215
712847
712336
712923
712951

182 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $2.5 million, contents $153,245, increased cost of compliance $30,000.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone53511721.9%
All homes3,5252426.9%

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.