Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in Tensas Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 161 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, since 1979, with $2.9 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2011, with 25. As of 3 August 2026, 8.1% of homes here had an NFIP policy.

NFIP claims on record161
Total paid$2.9 million
Claims with a payment129
Homes with NFIP policy8.1%
High-risk zone homes insuredn/a
Residential policies in force262

Claims by year of loss

1979: 419791980: 91981: 11982: 219821983: 121984: 51985: 119851986: 01987: 01988: 019881989: 51990: 91991: 1619911992: 01993: 31994: 619941995: 71996: 21997: 1319971998: 11999: 02000: 020002001: 32002: 52003: 120032004: 02005: 42006: 020062007: 12008: 162009: 320092010: 12011: 252012: 120122013: 32014: 225

NFIP claims by year of loss, Tensas Parish, Louisiana

1979: $11,76219791980: $4,2891981: $01982: $13,83319821983: $64,4451984: $20,4791985: $37419851986: $01987: $01988: $019881989: $11,5941990: $31,5361991: $63,31719911992: $01993: $16,4161994: $68,77819941995: $56,9131996: $16,1691997: $206,60319971998: $10,3881999: $02000: $020002001: $14,1802002: $40,4812003: $020032004: $02005: $86,4772006: $020062007: $4,9582008: $544,9812009: $33,61020092010: $02011: $1.4 million2012: $020122013: $171,1212014: $899$1.4 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Mid-spring storms25
Flooding10
Hurricane Gustav5
Hurricane Katrina2
Hurricane Rita1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
71357104
7136624
7132613
7137513
712823

117 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $2.3 million, contents $250,726, increased cost of compliance $411,500.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone0135n/a
All homes3,2402628.1%

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.