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Flood history · Houma, LA 70363

Flood insurance claims in Houma, LA 70363

3,108 claims since 1979 and $71.7 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

3,108flood insurance claims since 1979
$71.7 millionpaid to policyholders
$29,939average paid claim
208claims in the last 10 years
19%of claims outside high-risk zones
#37of 604 Louisiana ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 70363 since 1978.

1979: 2 claims1980: 8 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 1 claims1983: 1 claims1985: 120 claims1988: 3 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 8 claims1992: 177 claims1993: 2 claims1994: 4 claims1995: 1 claims1996: 3 claims1997: 2 claims1998: 70 claims1999: 6 claims2000: 11 claims2001: 38 claims2002: 495 claims2003: 5 claims2004: 6 claims2005: 670 claims2006: 5 claims2008: 1169 claims2009: 28 claims2010: 3 claims2011: 16 claims2012: 25 claims2013: 8 claims2015: 6 claims2016: 5 claims2017: 8 claims2018: 3 claims2019: 4 claims2020: 23 claims2021: 145 claims2022: 1 claims2024: 12 claims2025: 2 claims2026: 10 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

81% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 19% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Hurricane Ike, accounts for 33% of claims.

208 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.

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 9), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 05% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Hurricane Ike20081,03933%
Hurricane Rita200553817%
Tropical Storm Isidore200234811%
Hurricane Andrew19921726%
Hurricane Lili20021364%
Hurricane Ida20211354%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)75% · 2,327
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)18% · 548
Zone not recorded7% · 233

NFIP communities

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated GovernmentCRS class 9 · up to 05% off
Houma, City Of-Use Cid 225206CRS class 9 · up to 05% off
Lafourche Parish*Participates in the NFIP
St. Tammany Parish*CRS class 7 · up to 15% off

Federal disaster declarations in Terrebonne County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

Tropical Storm ArthurTropical Storm · Major disaster · 2026-06-30
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

36 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Terrebonne 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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