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Flood history · Marrero, LA 70072

Flood insurance claims in Marrero, LA 70072

17,535 claims since 1978 and $250.2 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

17,535flood insurance claims since 1978
$250.2 millionpaid to policyholders
$20,661average paid claim
458claims in the last 10 years
47%of claims outside high-risk zones
#1of 604 Louisiana ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 70072 since 1978.

1978: 946 claims1979: 52 claims1980: 2153 claims1981: 92 claims1982: 1772 claims1983: 519 claims1984: 3 claims1985: 1163 claims1986: 2 claims1988: 968 claims1989: 462 claims1990: 200 claims1991: 105 claims1992: 49 claims1993: 8 claims1994: 37 claims1995: 202 claims1996: 11 claims1997: 8 claims1998: 704 claims1999: 17 claims2000: 8 claims2001: 132 claims2002: 280 claims2003: 15 claims2004: 60 claims2005: 6214 claims2006: 7 claims2007: 54 claims2008: 273 claims2009: 65 claims2010: 11 claims2011: 75 claims2012: 357 claims2013: 26 claims2014: 9 claims2015: 10 claims2016: 8 claims2017: 8 claims2018: 6 claims2019: 17 claims2020: 26 claims2021: 369 claims2022: 5 claims2023: 3 claims2024: 20 claims2025: 3 claims2026: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 47% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

One event dominates the record: Unnamed flooding accounts for 44% of all claims in this ZIP code.

458 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is heavy rain or snowmelt collecting faster than it drains, which can happen far from any river or coast.

Jefferson Parish* takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 3), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 35% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19827,74244%
Hurricane Katrina20056,01534%
Hurricane Juan19851,1547%
Hurricane Ida20213452%
Hurricane Isaac20123202%
Tropical Storm Isidore20021721%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)53% · 9,305
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)46% · 8,098
Zone not recorded1% · 132

NFIP communities

Jefferson Parish*CRS class 3 · up to 35% off
Gretna, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off

Federal disaster declarations in Jefferson Parish County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Hurricane FrancineHurricane · Major disaster · 2024-09-16
Tropical Storm FrancineHurricane · Emergency · 2024-09-10
Tropical Storm NicholasCoastal Storm · Emergency · 2021-09-13
Hurricane IdaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-08-29
Tropical Storm IdaHurricane · Emergency · 2021-08-27
Hurricane ZetaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-01-12

33 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Jefferson Parish County since 2000.

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Sources: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) and Disaster Declarations Summaries, FEMA NFIP Community Status Book; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data as of 2026-10-09. Payments are net building + contents payments in dollars at the time paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims are grouped by the ZIP code reported on the claim. This product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA. Information only; not an official flood zone determination or insurance advice.

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