Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 4,296 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, since 1978, with $177.6 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2016, with 1,696. As of 3 August 2026, 15.1% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 34.1% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record4,296
Total paid$177.6 million
Claims with a payment3,492
Homes with NFIP policy15.1%
High-risk zone homes insured34.1%
Residential policies in force6,827

Claims by year of loss

1978: 319781979: 141980: 291981: 11982: 619821983: 1271984: 11985: 231986: 119861987: 121988: 51989: 31990: 1519901991: 111992: 301993: 441994: 2519941995: 361996: 201997: 21998: 3419981999: 22000: 12001: 332002: 8420022003: 562004: 352005: 2202006: 520062007: 12008: 1722009: 72010: 720102011: 292012: 3452013: 132014: 120142015: 22016: 1,6962017: 152018: 420182019: 142020: 492021: 1,0312022: 920222023: 62024: 152025: 12026: 120261,696

NFIP claims by year of loss, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

1978: $9,80819781979: $66,7781980: $92,5451981: $4931982: $29,76919821983: $1.6 million1984: $1,1861985: $216,1021986: $019861987: $39,6781988: $30,4441989: $21,3051990: $26,25719901991: $40,2011992: $188,2151993: $275,8001994: $57,71319941995: $161,1201996: $83,9361997: $01998: $237,90119981999: $2,3602000: $02001: $183,7982002: $661,34820022003: $567,2332004: $459,7292005: $2.6 million2006: $14,31320062007: $02008: $3.7 million2009: $55,0072010: $66,24620102011: $437,8862012: $10.9 million2013: $152,7132014: $020142015: $02016: $98.4 million2017: $98,9072018: $11,44320182019: $186,9092020: $1.8 million2021: $53.6 million2022: $16,45120222023: $130,5222024: $277,9212025: $1,3392026: $150,9732026$98.4 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Mid-summer severe storms1,103
Hurricane Ida1,005
Late winter severe storms573
Hurricane Isaac332
Flooding230
Hurricane Katrina189
Hurricane Ike41
Hurricane Gustav41

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
704541,514
70401932
70403657
70455336
70443227
70466180
70421112
7042293
7044645
7045633

2,671 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $143.9 million, contents $32.5 million, increased cost of compliance $1.2 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone8,5912,92934.1%
All homes45,2426,82715.1%

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.