Floods in Louisiana

Property owners in Louisiana have filed 481,242 federal flood insurance claims since 1978, with $21 billion paid.

481,242flood insurance claims since 1978
$21Bpaid on those claims
2005most claims in one year, 189,230
1stamong the states for claims

2025

Floods on record, by year

Over time

The deadliest floods since 1996

Notable events

Aug 11, 2016	Flood	Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana	12	$7.0 billion
Mar 8, 2016	Flash Flood	Bienville, Bossier, Caddo	3	$49.6 million

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Floods by county in Louisiana

Jefferson Parish	135,664
Orleans Parish	127,255
St. Tammany Parish	38,420
St. Bernard Parish	23,919
East Baton Rouge Parish	22,575
Livingston Parish	14,639
Terrebonne Parish	13,501
Calcasieu Parish	10,386
St. John the Baptist Parish	8,979
St. Charles Parish	7,568
Ouachita Parish	6,984
Ascension Parish	6,783
Lafayette Parish	6,579
Lafourche Parish	6,203
Plaquemines Parish	6,086
Vermilion Parish	4,799
Tangipahoa Parish	4,296
Rapides Parish	4,231
Cameron Parish	3,470
Iberia Parish	2,891
St. Mary Parish	2,532
Caddo Parish	2,438
Pointe Coupee Parish	1,896
Avoyelles Parish	1,652
Catahoula Parish	1,627
Acadia Parish	1,481
St. Martin Parish	1,466
Concordia Parish	1,212
Bossier Parish	1,107
St. Landry Parish	976
Assumption Parish	883
Washington Parish	674
Iberville Parish	618
Natchitoches Parish	541
Beauregard Parish	516
Caldwell Parish	490
Richland Parish	473
Allen Parish	442
Grant Parish	438
Union Parish	380
West Feliciana Parish	370
St. James Parish	342
Vernon Parish	338
Franklin Parish	320
Jefferson Davis Parish	313
Evangeline Parish	286
West Baton Rouge Parish	285
LaSalle Parish	271
Madison Parish	250
Morehouse Parish	239
Webster Parish	223
Tensas Parish	161
Winn Parish	140
East Carroll Parish	116
East Feliciana Parish	110
Claiborne Parish	68
St. Helena Parish	65
West Carroll Parish	63
Lincoln Parish	56
Bienville Parish	41
Sabine Parish	40
De Soto Parish	39
Jackson Parish	20
Red River Parish	16

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