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Flood history · Shreveport, LA 71105

Flood insurance claims in Shreveport, LA 71105

348 claims since 1978 and $4.5 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

348flood insurance claims since 1978
$4.5 millionpaid to policyholders
$16,308average paid claim
13claims in the last 10 years
11%of claims outside high-risk zones
#156of 604 Louisiana ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 71105 since 1978.

1978: 3 claims1979: 3 claims1980: 2 claims1983: 1 claims1987: 1 claims1990: 1 claims1991: 135 claims1993: 1 claims1994: 2 claims1996: 3 claims1997: 3 claims1999: 51 claims2002: 1 claims2004: 1 claims2005: 2 claims2007: 1 claims2008: 77 claims2009: 19 claims2012: 1 claims2015: 11 claims2016: 16 claims2017: 1 claims2019: 4 claims2023: 1 claims2024: 1 claims2026: 6 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

89% of claims were on properties in high-risk zones and 11% outside them.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 38% of claims.

13 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.

Shreveport, City Of takes part in FEMA's Community Rating System (class 8), which can lower flood insurance premiums by up to 10% in high-risk zones.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding199113238%
Late winter severe storms2016134%
2026-06-Arthur-TS202662%
Spring storm201541%
Mid-summer severe storms201621%
Hurricane Harvey201710%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)87% · 302
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)11% · 37
Zone not recorded3% · 9

NFIP communities

Shreveport, City OfCRS class 8 · up to 10% off
Caddo Parish*CRS class 8 · up to 10% off

Federal disaster declarations in Caddo Parish County

Flood, hurricane and storm declarations since 2000.

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
Tropical Storm ZetaHurricane · Emergency · 2020-10-27
Hurricane DeltaHurricane · Major disaster · 2020-10-16

21 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Caddo 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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