Flood history · Franklinton, LA 70438
Flood insurance claims in Franklinton, LA 70438
330 claims since 1980 and $5.7 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.
Claims by year
Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 70438 since 1978.
What the record says
83% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 17% outside them.
Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 28% of claims.
18 claims were filed in the last 10 years.
The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.
Biggest flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed flooding | 1990 | 94 | 28% |
| Late winter severe storms | 2016 | 61 | 18% |
| Hurricane Isaac | 2012 | 50 | 15% |
| Mid-summer severe storms | 2016 | 16 | 5% |
| Hurricane Katrina | 2005 | 10 | 3% |
| Hurricane Ida | 2021 | 3 | 1% |
Flood zone at time of claim
NFIP communities
Federal disaster declarations in Washington County
Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.
28 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Washington 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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