Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in Richland Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 473 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Richland Parish, Louisiana, since 1979, with $11.1 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2016, with 92. As of 3 August 2026, 5.9% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 27.6% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record473
Total paid$11.1 million
Claims with a payment406
Homes with NFIP policy5.9%
High-risk zone homes insured27.6%
Residential policies in force460

Claims by year of loss

1979: 1619791980: 81981: 01982: 41983: 2119831984: 31985: 11986: 01987: 519871988: 11989: 41990: 111991: 6019911992: 01993: 51994: 11995: 319951996: 21997: 21998: 61999: 3519992000: 42001: 92002: 22003: 020032004: 02005: 12006: 462007: 120072008: 602009: 42010: 02011: 320112012: 12013: 32014: 12015: 620152016: 922017: 32018: 02019: 020192020: 412021: 02022: 32023: 120232024: 32025: 192

NFIP claims by year of loss, Richland Parish, Louisiana

1979: $28,15619791980: $3,9471981: $01982: $61,1901983: $83,33419831984: $18,5651985: $01986: $01987: $37,08219871988: $01989: $18,7001990: $89,7421991: $676,34119911992: $01993: $10,3551994: $8,1091995: $25,86419951996: $4751997: $40,8151998: $39,0991999: $306,21019992000: $33,7312001: $47,8292002: $6,6082003: $020032004: $02005: $02006: $1.4 million2007: $4,34220072008: $2.1 million2009: $36,5962010: $02011: $12,99320112012: $02013: $69,2722014: $02015: $146,64120152016: $4.0 million2017: $36,6662018: $02019: $020192020: $1.5 million2021: $02022: $38,4602023: $020232024: $70,1002025: $15,949$4.0 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Late winter severe storms90
Flooding70
Hurricane Gustav58
Hurricane Delta39
Spring storm6
Hurricane Lili2
Hurricane Juan1
Hurricane Katrina1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
71269343
7123272
7125923
712799
714366
714185
712643
703532
712161
712111

212 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $9.3 million, contents $1.8 million, increased cost of compliance $655.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone1,11230727.6%
All homes7,8584605.9%

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.