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St. Landry Parish flood history

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

976NFIP flood claims since 1978
$22.2 millionPaid on those claims
$40,029Average paid claimlast 10 years
6.3%Homes with NFIP flood insurance
9Flood disaster declarationssince 2000

FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data lists 976 flood insurance claims in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana since 1978. The NFIP paid $22.2 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 2016, with 305, mostly from Mid-summer severe storms.

In the last ten years (2017–2026) there were 66 claims, and the average paid claim was $40,029.

41% of the claims with a recorded flood zone came from buildings outside FEMA's high-risk zones (rated zones B, C and X).

About 6.3% of homes in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana had an NFIP flood policy in FEMA's latest count (2,223 of 35,132 residential buildings). In the high-risk flood zones (Special Flood Hazard Areas), it was 24% (1,599 of 6,777).

Since 2000, FEMA has made 9 flood-related disaster declarations covering St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. The most recent was EM-3413-LA (Flooding), declared May 29, 2019.

NFIP claims by year

NFIP flood claims per year in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana01252503755001978: 4 claims, $2,762 paid1979: 25 claims, $122,118 paid1980: 35 claims, $128,424 paid19801981: 9 claims, $9,831 paid1982: 23 claims, $129,996 paid1983: 42 claims, $237,445 paid1984: 5 claims, $35,691 paid1985: 11 claims, $31,103 paid1986: 1 claims, $25,816 paid1988: 21 claims, $133,592 paid1989: 13 claims, $134,134 paid1990: 14 claims, $40,632 paid19901991: 11 claims, $57,855 paid1992: 5 claims, $73,567 paid1993: 4 claims, $32,168 paid1994: 7 claims, $49,701 paid1995: 3 claims, $11,255 paid1996: 3 claims, $14,802 paid1997: 2 claims, $27,036 paid1998: 2 claims, $34,816 paid1999: 3 claims, $3,665 paid2000: 3 claims, $5,038 paid20002001: 3 claims, $5,487 paid2002: 17 claims, $52,111 paid2003: 15 claims, $312,134 paid2004: 37 claims, $344,106 paid2005: 21 claims, $457,434 paid2006: 39 claims, $1.4 million paid2007: 2 claims, $0 paid2008: 35 claims, $196,324 paid2009: 7 claims, $70,219 paid2010: 1 claims, $0 paid20102011: 10 claims, $61,375 paid2012: 77 claims, $2.2 million paid2013: 86 claims, $2.1 million paid2014: 7 claims, $95,462 paid2015: 2 claims, $1,931 paid2016: 305 claims, $12.0 million paid2017: 15 claims, $460,788 paid2018: 3 claims, $0 paid2019: 13 claims, $312,614 paid2020: 13 claims, $99,579 paid20202021: 3 claims, $9,345 paid2022: 3 claims, $0 paid2023: 2 claims, $7,724 paid2024: 5 claims, $155,980 paid2025: 3 claims, $199,694 paid2026: 6 claims, $355,449 paid
Claims per year of loss. Hover or tap a bar for details.
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YearClaimsPaid
20266$355,449
20253$199,694
20245$155,980
20232$7,724
20223$0
20213$9,345
202013$99,579
201913$312,614
20183$0
201715$460,788
2016305$12.0 million
20152$1,931
20147$95,462
201386$2.1 million
201277$2.2 million
201110$61,375
20101$0
20097$70,219
200835$196,324
20072$0
200639$1.4 million
200521$457,434
200437$344,106
200315$312,134
200217$52,111
20013$5,487
20003$5,038
19993$3,665
19982$34,816
19972$27,036
19963$14,802
19953$11,255
19947$49,701
19934$32,168
19925$73,567
199111$57,855
199014$40,632
198913$134,134
198821$133,592
19861$25,816
198511$31,103
19845$35,691
198342$237,445
198223$129,996
19819$9,831
198035$128,424
197925$122,118
19784$2,762

Named flood events

EventYearClaimsPaid
Mid-summer severe storms2016281$11.0 million
Hurricane Katrina20055$362,600
2026-06-Arthur-TS20266$355,449
Hurricane Gustav200827$160,489
Tropical Storm Barry20195$139,708
Flooding198218$117,026
Flooding198021$106,297
Hurricane Rita200514$87,403

How many homes have flood insurance

FEMA counts 2,223 residential NFIP policies in St. Landry Parish, against 35,132 residential buildings (6.3%). Of the 6,777 residential buildings in high-risk flood zones (Special Flood Hazard Areas), 1,599 have an NFIP policy (24%). 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
EM-3413-LA May 29, 2019 Flooding No
DR-4277-LA Aug 14, 2016 Severe Storms and Flooding Yes
EM-3376-LA Feb 5, 2016 Flooding No
DR-4102-LA Feb 22, 2013 Severe Storms and Flooding No
DR-4015-LA Aug 18, 2011 Flooding No
EM-3322-LA May 6, 2011 Flooding No
DR-1786-LA Sep 2, 2008 Hurricane Gustav Yes
DR-1668-LA Nov 2, 2006 Severe Storms and Flooding Yes
DR-1521-LA Jun 8, 2004 Severe Storms and Flooding Yes

Check your own address

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.