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Rapides Parish flood history

Louisiana · From FEMA's flood insurance and disaster data · Updated 2026-10-08

4,231NFIP flood claims since 1978
$68.3 millionPaid on those claims
$41,107Average paid claimlast 10 years
5.1%Homes with NFIP flood insurance
6Flood disaster declarationssince 2000

FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data lists 4,231 flood insurance claims in Rapides Parish, Louisiana since 1978. The NFIP paid $68.3 million on them (building, contents and Increased Cost of Compliance payments, in the dollars of the year paid).

The year with the most claims was 2008, with 566, mostly from Hurricane Gustav.

In the last ten years (2017–2026) there were 656 claims, and the average paid claim was $41,107.

27% of the claims with a recorded flood zone came from buildings outside FEMA's high-risk zones (rated zones B, C and X).

About 5.1% of homes in Rapides Parish, Louisiana had an NFIP flood policy in FEMA's latest count (2,688 of 52,260 residential buildings).

Since 2000, FEMA has made 6 flood-related disaster declarations covering Rapides Parish, Louisiana. The most recent was DR-4462-LA (Flooding), declared September 19, 2019.

NFIP claims by year

NFIP flood claims per year in Rapides Parish, Louisiana02505007501k1978: 2 claims, $3,463 paid1979: 186 claims, $892,139 paid1980: 65 claims, $195,701 paid19801981: 6 claims, $4,995 paid1982: 233 claims, $1.5 million paid1983: 136 claims, $313,924 paid1984: 148 claims, $598,474 paid1985: 21 claims, $49,613 paid1986: 1 claims, $5,091 paid1987: 372 claims, $3.8 million paid1988: 11 claims, $7,294 paid1989: 150 claims, $850,565 paid1990: 157 claims, $900,604 paid19901991: 290 claims, $2.5 million paid1992: 21 claims, $65,401 paid1993: 35 claims, $153,054 paid1994: 128 claims, $760,499 paid1995: 80 claims, $495,315 paid1996: 2 claims, $33,912 paid1997: 176 claims, $2.4 million paid1998: 45 claims, $231,727 paid1999: 70 claims, $766,486 paid2000: 7 claims, $236,682 paid20002001: 180 claims, $2.3 million paid2002: 89 claims, $740,921 paid2003: 11 claims, $94,006 paid2004: 9 claims, $107,213 paid2005: 30 claims, $200,690 paid2006: 7 claims, $181,175 paid2007: 6 claims, $90,400 paid2008: 566 claims, $17.5 million paid2009: 34 claims, $453,216 paid2010: 5 claims, $63,144 paid20102011: 68 claims, $1.0 million paid2012: 25 claims, $314,490 paid2013: 16 claims, $126,047 paid2014: 5 claims, $43,549 paid2015: 123 claims, $2.6 million paid2016: 59 claims, $2.3 million paid2017: 213 claims, $7.7 million paid2018: 11 claims, $279,426 paid2019: 89 claims, $2.4 million paid2020: 298 claims, $12.6 million paid20202021: 15 claims, $303,634 paid2022: 2 claims, $4,755 paid2023: 2 claims, $0 paid2024: 12 claims, $103,638 paid2025: 2 claims, $34,795 paid2026: 12 claims, $138,963 paid
Claims per year of loss. Hover or tap a bar for details.
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YearClaimsPaid
202612$138,963
20252$34,795
202412$103,638
20232$0
20222$4,755
202115$303,634
2020298$12.6 million
201989$2.4 million
201811$279,426
2017213$7.7 million
201659$2.3 million
2015123$2.6 million
20145$43,549
201316$126,047
201225$314,490
201168$1.0 million
20105$63,144
200934$453,216
2008566$17.5 million
20076$90,400
20067$181,175
200530$200,690
20049$107,213
200311$94,006
200289$740,921
2001180$2.3 million
20007$236,682
199970$766,486
199845$231,727
1997176$2.4 million
19962$33,912
199580$495,315
1994128$760,499
199335$153,054
199221$65,401
1991290$2.5 million
1990157$900,604
1989150$850,565
198811$7,294
1987372$3.8 million
19861$5,091
198521$49,613
1984148$598,474
1983136$313,924
1982233$1.5 million
19816$4,995
198065$195,701
1979186$892,139
19782$3,463

Named flood events

EventYearClaimsPaid
Hurricane Gustav2008485$16.4 million
Hurricane Delta2020273$12.3 million
Flooding1987355$3.7 million
Late winter severe storms201635$1.7 million
Flooding1991151$1.5 million
Flooding1982216$1.4 million
Mid-spring storms201145$719,459
Flooding198970$534,733

How many homes have flood insurance

FEMA counts 2,688 residential NFIP policies in Rapides Parish, against 52,260 residential buildings (5.1%). Private flood policies aren't in these counts.

Whether you're required to carry flood insurance depends on your flood zone and your mortgage. See do I need flood insurance?

Flood-related disaster declarations

DeclarationDeclaredEventHelp for individuals
DR-4462-LA Sep 19, 2019 Flooding No
EM-3413-LA May 29, 2019 Flooding No
DR-4263-LA Mar 13, 2016 Severe Storms and Flooding Yes
DR-4228-LA Jul 13, 2015 Severe Storms and Flooding No
DR-1786-LA Sep 2, 2008 Hurricane Gustav Yes
DR-1668-LA Nov 2, 2006 Severe Storms and Flooding Yes

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County numbers can't tell you about a single building. Look up your property on FEMA's flood map, then read what your flood zone means. More counties: all of Louisiana.

Where these numbers come from

All figures on this page are calculated from FEMA's public OpenFEMA datasets:

FEMA's redacted claims data doesn't identify properties, and FEMA notes that some records lack a county or flood zone. See how we use the data.