Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 976 National Flood Insurance Program claims in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, since 1978, with $22.2 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2016, with 305. As of 3 August 2026, 6.3% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 23.6% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record976
Total paid$22.2 million
Claims with a payment783
Homes with NFIP policy6.3%
High-risk zone homes insured23.6%
Residential policies in force2,223

Claims by year of loss

1978: 419781979: 251980: 351981: 91982: 2319821983: 421984: 51985: 111986: 119861987: 01988: 211989: 131990: 1419901991: 111992: 51993: 41994: 719941995: 31996: 31997: 21998: 219981999: 32000: 32001: 32002: 1720022003: 152004: 372005: 212006: 3920062007: 22008: 352009: 72010: 120102011: 102012: 772013: 862014: 720142015: 22016: 3052017: 152018: 320182019: 132020: 132021: 32022: 320222023: 22024: 52025: 32026: 62026305

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

1978: $2,76219781979: $122,1181980: $128,4241981: $9,8311982: $129,99619821983: $237,4451984: $35,6911985: $31,1031986: $25,81619861987: $01988: $133,5921989: $134,1341990: $40,63219901991: $57,8551992: $73,5671993: $32,1681994: $49,70119941995: $11,2551996: $14,8021997: $27,0361998: $34,81619981999: $3,6652000: $5,0382001: $5,4872002: $52,11120022003: $312,1342004: $344,1062005: $457,4342006: $1.4 million20062007: $02008: $196,3242009: $70,2192010: $020102011: $61,3752012: $2.2 million2013: $2.1 million2014: $95,46220142015: $1,9312016: $12.0 million2017: $460,7882018: $020182019: $312,6142020: $99,5792021: $9,3452022: $020222023: $7,7242024: $155,9802025: $199,6942026: $355,4492026$12.0 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Mid-summer severe storms281
Flooding65
Hurricane Gustav27
Hurricane Lili14
Hurricane Rita14
Hurricane Juan9
Mid-spring storms9
Hurricane Laura7

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
70535309
70570280
7051293
7058476
7057765
7052540
7058922
7075021
713229
705207

532 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $19.0 million, contents $3.2 million, increased cost of compliance $30,000.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone6,7771,59923.6%
All homes35,1322,2236.3%

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.