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Flood history · Pride, LA 70770

Flood insurance claims in Pride, LA 70770

159 claims since 1979 and $5.6 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

159flood insurance claims since 1979
$5.6 millionpaid to policyholders
$48,053average paid claim
4claims in the last 10 years
23%of claims outside high-risk zones
#206of 604 Louisiana ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 70770 since 1978.

1979: 2 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 2 claims1983: 5 claims1988: 2 claims1989: 1 claims1991: 1 claims1992: 1 claims1993: 6 claims1994: 4 claims1995: 13 claims1996: 1 claims2000: 5 claims2001: 1 claims2003: 1 claims2005: 1 claims2016: 108 claims2017: 2 claims2021: 1 claims2024: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

77% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 23% outside them.

One event dominates the record: Mid-summer severe storms accounts for 66% of all claims in this ZIP code.

4 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.

Central, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 5), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 25% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Mid-summer severe storms201610566%
Unnamed flooding19822214%
Hurricane Katrina200511%
Tropical Storm Allison200111%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)75% · 119
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)23% · 36
Zone not recorded3% · 4

NFIP communities

Central, City OfCRS class 5 · up to 25% off
East Baton Rouge ParishCRS class 6 · up to 20% off

Federal disaster declarations in East Baton Rouge 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
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And FloodingFlood · Major disaster · 2021-06-02

31 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for East Baton Rouge 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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