Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 541 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, since 1979, with $9.9 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2016, with 127. As of 3 August 2026, 3.3% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 18.7% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record541
Total paid$9.9 million
Claims with a payment429
Homes with NFIP policy3.3%
High-risk zone homes insured18.7%
Residential policies in force540

Claims by year of loss

1979: 319791980: 11981: 01982: 81983: 1019831984: 01985: 01986: 01987: 919871988: 01989: 611990: 251991: 6019911992: 01993: 01994: 31995: 1419951996: 01997: 101998: 61999: 8219992000: 22001: 212002: 02003: 120032004: 02005: 12006: 142007: 020072008: 42009: 82010: 12011: 020112012: 222013: 72014: 02015: 1520152016: 1272017: 52018: 22019: 320192020: 72021: 02022: 02023: 220232024: 42025: 3127

NFIP claims by year of loss, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

1979: $2,93919791980: $01981: $01982: $79,3511983: $48,20419831984: $01985: $01986: $01987: $35,44019871988: $01989: $677,3921990: $217,8581991: $624,89719911992: $01993: $01994: $36,0931995: $106,37419951996: $01997: $54,6801998: $20,0421999: $610,98119992000: $6,3702001: $223,5592002: $02003: $94620032004: $02005: $45,0002006: $252,0842007: $020072008: $54,6302009: $76,7452010: $02011: $020112012: $393,6892013: $95,6172014: $02015: $470,27920152016: $5.6 million2017: $52,2212018: $55,2632019: $5,23920192020: $6,5082021: $02022: $02023: $020232024: $6,3372025: $41,026$5.6 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Late winter severe storms122
Flooding86
Spring storm8
Hurricane Harvey3
Hurricane Laura3
Hurricane Delta2
Hurricane Katrina1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
71457220
71411150
7141483
7145624
7107023
710317
714696
714165
714584
704113

381 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $8.4 million, contents $1.4 million, increased cost of compliance $86,416.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone2,22341618.7%
All homes16,3455403.3%

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.