Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 65 National Flood Insurance Program claims in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, since 1979, with $2.6 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2016, with 31. As of 3 August 2026, 1.5% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 16.6% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record65
Total paid$2.6 million
Claims with a payment50
Homes with NFIP policy1.5%
High-risk zone homes insured16.6%
Residential policies in force73

Claims by year of loss

1979: 119791980: 01981: 01982: 01983: 919831984: 11985: 01986: 01987: 019871988: 01989: 01990: 31991: 019911992: 21993: 21994: 11995: 019951996: 01997: 01998: 11999: 019992000: 02001: 12002: 32003: 020032004: 02005: 12006: 02007: 020072008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 220112012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 120152016: 312017: 02018: 02019: 020192020: 02021: 52022: 02023: 020232024: 02025: 02026: 131

NFIP claims by year of loss, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

1979: $8,00019791980: $01981: $01982: $01983: $49,85319831984: $7831985: $01986: $01987: $019871988: $01989: $01990: $15,2181991: $019911992: $27,5561993: $11,3641994: $2,8801995: $019951996: $01997: $01998: $11,7641999: $019992000: $02001: $02002: $22,5552003: $020032004: $02005: $38,9182006: $02007: $020072008: $02009: $02010: $02011: $63,15720112012: $02013: $02014: $02015: $020152016: $2.2 million2017: $02018: $02019: $020192020: $02021: $151,4922022: $02023: $020232024: $02025: $02026: $24,160$2.2 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Mid-summer severe storms29
Flooding13
Hurricane Ida5
Hurricane Andrew2
Hurricane Lili2
Late winter severe storms1
Tropical Storm Allison1
Tropical Storm Isidore1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
7042223
7044121
704436
704535
707264
707442
707061
704441

38 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $2.1 million, contents $448,642, increased cost of compliance $0.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone2474116.6%
All homes4,954731.5%

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.