Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 8,979 National Flood Insurance Program claims in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, since 1978, with $655.3 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2021, with 3,653. As of 3 August 2026, 34.2% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 79.8% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record8,979
Total paid$655.3 million
Claims with a payment7,568
Homes with NFIP policy34.2%
High-risk zone homes insured79.8%
Residential policies in force5,448

Claims by year of loss

1978: 619781979: 41980: 131981: 11982: 219821983: 191984: 01985: 531986: 019861987: 01988: 231989: 31990: 519901991: 411992: 91993: 51994: 819941995: 931996: 81997: 101998: 4919981999: 72000: 22001: 772002: 12320022003: 92004: 162005: 7512006: 120062007: 102008: 1482009: 332010: 620102011: 142012: 3,3852013: 82014: 1320142015: 112016: 152017: 232018: 1220182019: 102020: 432021: 3,6532022: 1620222023: 72024: 2262025: 42026: 420263,653

NFIP claims by year of loss, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

1978: $9,56519781979: $15,5931980: $16,1721981: $01982: $019821983: $99,4501984: $01985: $557,5741986: $019861987: $01988: $68,6181989: $4,8491990: $35,80319901991: $229,3621992: $20,8721993: $21,3521994: $7,60619941995: $994,6221996: $105,5191997: $63,6631998: $186,28519981999: $47,4682000: $02001: $330,1502002: $361,27920022003: $31,8922004: $55,7322005: $4.0 million2006: $3,03420062007: $64,4402008: $1.4 million2009: $235,0542010: $17,94520102011: $33,0912012: $256.1 million2013: $1,9622014: $136,63420142015: $94,4702016: $137,8142017: $338,1412018: $283,11120182019: $31,0602020: $1.6 million2021: $376.4 million2022: $226,71820222023: $17,6572024: $10.9 million2025: $22,5552026: $41,0242026$376.4 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Hurricane Ida3,573
Hurricane Isaac3,353
Hurricane Katrina705
Flooding184
Hurricane Francine167
Hurricane Gustav75
Tropical Storm Allison67
Tropical Storm Isidore67

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
700688,267
70084406
70090101
7005186
7004930
7007626
7042110
700697
70068-27442
70068-52122

5,887 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $494.4 million, contents $159.8 million, increased cost of compliance $1.1 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone3,7472,98979.8%
All homes15,9435,44834.2%

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.