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Catahoula, LA

Flood Risk Score: 20/100 · Rank #181 of 3,277 counties

Catahoula County in Louisiana has 32 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 2002–2024, most recently Tropical Storm Francine on Sep 10, 2024 (DR-3614). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #181 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 40 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $1,167,138 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.

20
Risk Score
40
NFIP Claims
$1,167,138
Total Payouts
32
Disasters
$29,178
Avg Claim
40
Active Policies

FEMA Disaster Declarations in Catahoula County

The 25 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Catahoula County, LA (2002–2024). Total declarations on record: 32.

DeclaredIncident TypeTitleFEMA Disaster #
Sep 10, 2024HurricaneTropical Storm FrancineDR-3614
Sep 13, 2021Coastal StormTropical Storm NicholasDR-3574
Aug 29, 2021HurricaneHurricane IdaDR-4611
Aug 27, 2021HurricaneTropical Storm IdaDR-3568
Oct 27, 2020HurricaneTropical Storm ZetaDR-3549
Oct 16, 2020HurricaneHurricane Delta DR-4570
Oct 7, 2020HurricaneHurricane Delta DR-3547
Sep 14, 2020HurricaneHurricane SallyDR-3543
Aug 28, 2020HurricaneHurricane LauraDR-4559
Aug 23, 2020HurricaneTropical Storms Laura and MarcoDR-3538
Jun 7, 2020Coastal StormTropical Storm Cristobal DR-3527
Sep 19, 2019FloodFloodingDR-4462
Jul 11, 2019Coastal StormTropical Storm BarryDR-3416
May 29, 2019FloodFloodingDR-3413
Mar 13, 2016FloodSevere Storms and FloodingDR-4263
Aug 29, 2012HurricaneHurricane IsaacDR-4080
Aug 18, 2011FloodFloodingDR-4015
May 6, 2011FloodFloodingDR-3322
Sep 2, 2008HurricaneHurricane Gustav DR-1786
Aug 29, 2008HurricaneHurricane GustavDR-3289
Sep 24, 2005HurricaneHurricane Rita DR-1607
Sep 21, 2005HurricaneHurricane RitaDR-3260
Aug 29, 2005HurricaneHurricane KatrinaDR-1603
Aug 27, 2005HurricaneHurricane KatrinaDR-3212
Oct 3, 2002HurricaneHurricane LiliDR-1437

Score Breakdown

The composite score of 20 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.

Claims Density
40%
0
Disaster Frequency
25%
68
Claim Severity
20%
0
Year-over-Year Trend
15%
19

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many FEMA disaster declarations does Catahoula County, LA have?

Catahoula County, LA has 32 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (2002–2024). The 5 most recent are: Tropical Storm Francine (declared Sep 10, 2024, DR-3614); Tropical Storm Nicholas (declared Sep 13, 2021, DR-3574); Hurricane Ida (declared Aug 29, 2021, DR-4611); Tropical Storm Ida (declared Aug 27, 2021, DR-3568); Tropical Storm Zeta (declared Oct 27, 2020, DR-3549). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.

What is the flood risk grade for Catahoula County, LA?

Catahoula County is graded A (composite score 20/100, low risk). It ranks #181 of 3,277 U.S. counties for flood risk in our scoring model. The grade combines NFIP claims density (40%), disaster frequency (25%), claim severity (20%), and year-over-year trend (15%).

How many NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Catahoula County?

40 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Catahoula County, LA, totaling $1,167,138 in payouts. The average claim is $29,178. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.

Has Catahoula County, LA had any recent flood disasters?

Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Catahoula County was Tropical Storm Francine on Sep 10, 2024 (DR-3614). The county has 32 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 2002–2024.

this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. flood risk, NFIP claims, and disaster declarations dataset. The detail above comes directly from FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. ZIPs, counties, and states.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: FEMA OpenFEMA datasets, 2026.