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Severe Storm history in Louisiana

Louisiana has 366 county-level severe storm declarations across 64 counties. Catahoula Parish leads with 9 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $57.5M.

This page shows every Louisiana county in Louisiana that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Louisiana, see the Louisiana state page.

Severe Storm in Louisiana

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Catahoula Parish9$293K
2Jefferson Parish9$4.8M
3Franklin Parish8$1.7M
4Lafourche Parish8$3.0M
5Ouachita Parish8$848K
6St. Charles Parish8$1.2M
7Acadia Parish7$4.7M
8Beauregard Parish7$859K
9Claiborne Parish7$1.4M
10Jefferson Davis Parish7$804K
11Livingston Parish7$675K
12St. Bernard Parish7$643K
13St. Landry Parish7$1.7M
14St. Martin Parish7$1.3M
15Terrebonne Parish7$1.3M
16Union Parish7$713K
17Webster Parish7$558K
18Ascension Parish6$782K
19Assumption Parish6$81K
20Bossier Parish6$3.3M
21Caldwell Parish6$1.6M
22Concordia Parish6$83K
23De Soto Parish6$222K
24Grant Parish6$745K
25Iberville Parish6$1.7M
26Lincoln Parish6$3.1M
27Morehouse Parish6$234K
28Natchitoches Parish6$2.9M
29Rapides Parish6$0
30St. James Parish6$204K
31St. John the Baptist Parish6$111K
32St. Tammany Parish6$375K
33West Feliciana Parish6$43K
34Avoyelles Parish5$0
35Bienville Parish5$4K
36Caddo Parish5$236K
37Calcasieu Parish5$2.4M
38East Carroll Parish5$27K
39East Feliciana Parish5$98K
40Evangeline Parish5$449K
41LaSalle Parish5$101K
42Lafayette Parish5$1.1M
43Madison Parish5$266K
44Orleans Parish5$812K
45Plaquemines Parish5$968K
46Pointe Coupee Parish5$579K
47Richland Parish5$2.2M
48St. Helena Parish5$962K
49St. Mary Parish5$264K
50Tangipahoa Parish5$127K
51Vermilion Parish5$295K
52West Baton Rouge Parish5$292K
53Winn Parish5$1.1M
54Allen Parish4$178K
55Cameron Parish4$0
56East Baton Rouge Parish4$1.5M
57Iberia Parish4$76K
58Red River Parish4$0
59Sabine Parish4$294K
60Tensas Parish4$0
61Vernon Parish4$985K
62Washington Parish4$147K
63West Carroll Parish4$28K
64Jackson Parish3$0