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Flood history · Oakdale, LA 71463

Flood insurance claims in Oakdale, LA 71463

288 claims since 1979 and $6.9 million paid. Here's what the public record shows, and how to check a specific address.

288flood insurance claims since 1979
$6.9 millionpaid to policyholders
$28,482average paid claim
73claims in the last 10 years
42%of claims outside high-risk zones
#165of 604 Louisiana ZIP codes by claims

Claims by year

Every NFIP flood insurance claim reported in ZIP 71463 since 1978.

1979: 10 claims1980: 3 claims1981: 1 claims1982: 13 claims1983: 38 claims1984: 21 claims1985: 4 claims1988: 1 claims1989: 32 claims1991: 1 claims1994: 6 claims1995: 36 claims1998: 7 claims2002: 5 claims2004: 3 claims2005: 2 claims2006: 15 claims2008: 2 claims2009: 1 claims2012: 2 claims2013: 2 claims2015: 2 claims2016: 8 claims2017: 11 claims2018: 1 claims2019: 5 claims2020: 32 claims2024: 24 claims19801990200020102020

What the record says

About 42% of claims here were on properties rated outside high-risk zones (zones X, B or C). A lower-risk zone on the map is not a guarantee.

Losses are spread across many events; the largest, Unnamed flooding, accounts for 25% of claims.

73 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.

Biggest flood events

EventYearClaimsShare
Unnamed flooding19807325%
Hurricane Delta20203010%
Late winter severe storms201672%
Hurricane Juan198541%
Hurricane Lili200221%
Tropical Storm Barry201921%

Flood zone at time of claim

High-risk zones (A, V)39% · 112
Moderate or minimal risk (X, B, C)28% · 82
Zone not recorded33% · 94

NFIP communities

Oakdale, City OfParticipates in the NFIP
Evangeline Parish*Participates in the NFIP
Allen Parish*Participates in the NFIP

Federal disaster declarations in Allen 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
Hurricane ZetaHurricane · Major disaster · 2021-01-12
Tropical Storm ZetaHurricane · Emergency · 2020-10-27

28 flood, storm or hurricane declarations for Allen 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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