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Flood history · Saint Francisville, LA 70775

Flood insurance claims in Saint Francisville, LA 70775

210 claims since 1979 and $4.0 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

210flood insurance claims since 1979
$4.0 millionpaid to policyholders
$22,575average paid claim
24claims in the last 10 years
14%of claims outside high-risk zones
#188of 604 Louisiana ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 70775 since 1978.

1979: 18 claims1980: 3 claims1982: 1 claims1983: 19 claims1984: 15 claims1985: 5 claims1986: 2 claims1989: 5 claims1990: 7 claims1991: 13 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 11 claims1995: 6 claims1996: 1 claims1997: 14 claims1998: 2 claims1999: 2 claims2001: 1 claims2002: 3 claims2005: 4 claims2008: 15 claims2009: 1 claims2011: 15 claims2012: 1 claims2016: 21 claims2017: 4 claims2018: 4 claims2019: 8 claims2020: 3 claims2021: 2 claims2024: 2 claims2025: 1 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

86% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 14% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Mid-summer severe storms, accounts for 8% of claims.

24 claims were filed in the last 10 years.

The most commonly recorded cause is rivers, streams or lakes overflowing.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Mid-summer severe storms2016178%
Unnamed flooding1980126%
Mid-spring storms2011105%
Hurricane Gustav200852%
Hurricane Katrina200521%
Hurricane Ida202110%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)84% · 177
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)13% · 28
Zone not recorded2% · 5

NFIP communities

West Feliciana Parish*Participates in the NFIP
St. Francisville, Town OfParticipates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana 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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