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Terrebonne Parish, LA flood insurance claims history

13,501 National Flood Insurance Program claims have been filed for flood losses in Terrebonne Parish since 1978, and FEMA has paid out $326.6M on them. The worst year was 2005 with 2,920 claims. Terrebonne Parish ranks #7 of 64 in Louisiana by claim count.

At a glance

  • 17% of claims came from buildings outside FEMA’s high-risk flood zones (B, C or X), where lenders usually do not require flood insurance.
  • 18% of all claims trace to a single event — Hurricane Rita (2005), which paid $103.0M here.
  • Flood claims were filed in 10 of the last 10 years — flooding here is a regular event, not a once-in-a-generation one.
  • More flood claims than 90% of the 64 Louisiana parishes with any claims on file — and more than all 3 of its neighbors.
  • ZIP 70344 has the most claims in the county (3,630, 27%). Check your ZIP →
NFIP claims
13,501
1978 – 2026
Total paid
$326.6M
nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted
Claims paid
82%
11,137 received a payment
Average payout
$29K
per paid claim
Last 10 years
833
claims 2017 – 2026
Most recent loss
2026-07-17
data as of 2026-09-07

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Flood claims by year

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Claims by year of loss, 1978–2026. Spikes line up with named storms and major rain events; quiet years still see claims from local flash flooding.

Biggest flood events in Terrebonne Parish

Flood event (FEMA name)ClaimsPaidAvg / claimYear
Hurricane Rita2,473$103.0M$42K2005
Hurricane Ike2,428$89.3M$37K2008
Hurricane Andrew1,683$22.8M$14K1992
Hurricane Juan1,446$20.6M$14K1985
Hurricane Lili923$21.7M$24K2002
Tropical Storm Isidore537$7.8M$15K2002
Hurricane Ida417$3.4M$8K2021
Hurricane Gustav380$6.1M$16K2008
Hurricane Katrina373$6.0M$16K2005
Flooding (FEMA general label)208$2.5M$12K1991
Flooding (FEMA general label)202$1.6M$8K1998
Tropical Storm Allison177$1.9M$11K2001

83% of claims here fall under these 12 entries. “FEMA general label” groups many separate floods under one name; the rest of the claims have no event name.

Claims by flood zone

Not sure what the zone letters mean? Flood zones explained →

High-risk A zones: 9,622 (71%)Coastal high-risk V zones: 908 (7%)Moderate / low-risk zones (B, C, X): 2,174 (16%)Zone not recorded: 797 (6%)
Flood zone at ratingClaimsPaidAvg / claim
High-risk A zones (A, AE, AH, AO, A1–A30, AR)9,622$257.0M$27K
Coastal high-risk V zones (V, VE, V1–V30)908$19.0M$21K
Moderate / low-risk zones (B, C, X)2,174$42.4M$19K
Zone not recorded797$8.3M$10K

What caused the flooding

Cause of damage (as coded by FEMA)ClaimsShare
Accumulation of rainfall or snowmelt5,74643%
Tidal water overflow (storm surge)3,33025%
Stream, river or lake overflow2,90322%
Other causes1,2709%
Not recorded1481%
Alluvial fan overflow921%

Flood claims by ZIP code in Terrebonne Parish

32 ZIP codes in Terrebonne Parish have at least one NFIP claim. ZIP codes can cross county lines; this table counts only claims FEMA assigned to Terrebonne Parish.

703443,630$100.0M27%442024
703633,091$76.3M23%412026
703771,920$41.1M14%252024
703531,400$43.6M10%202024
703641,017$17.6M8%422026
70360992$13.1M7%442026
70397697$25.5M5%142024
70395178$2.9M1%252026
126$1.2M1%41992
70356123$809K1%212026
70343105$1.2M1%142021
7035997$1.1M1%232026
7030143$421K0%172024
7036141$934K0%102008
7030011$188K0%42005
700306$52K0%52021
703944$99K0%32005
703524$61K0%11991
700702$36K0%12002
705102$29K0%11985
708211$16K0%11985
703171$13K0%11992
703751$20K0%11985
708091$4K0%11992
700821$2K0%11985
701211$12K0%11992
708961$24K0%11992
700681$8K0%11992
70363-38251$00%12021
700011$00%11998
708171$3K0%11992
700001$13K0%11992

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When does Terrebonne Parish flood?

September accounts for the most flood losses (6,251 claims, 46%). Claims by month of loss:

MonthClaimsShare
January610%
February741%
March4153%
April1591%
May3743%
June5074%
July2672%
August2,78621%
September6,25146%
October2,54319%
November250%
December390%

Year-by-year detail

Year of lossClaimsPaid
202699$4.4M
20257$239K
202453$996K
20234$9K
20228$40K
2021467$4.0M
202068$2.2M
201985$2.6M
201811$80K
201731$453K
201613$143K
201521$225K
201410$76K
201320$128K
2012215$3.1M
201168$1.6M
20108$39K
2009352$8.2M
20082,877$96.2M
20076$381K
200610$3K
20052,920$110.9M
200450$2.0M
2003167$1.5M
20021,500$30.3M
2001192$2.2M
200040$145K
199951$701K
1998254$2.9M
199736$728K
19967$458K
199533$253K
199419$344K
19936$2K
19921,728$22.9M
1991301$4.0M
199010$70K
19896$42K
198822$100K
19875$23K
19863$0
19851,584$21.2M
19842$3K
198316$30K
198212$14K
198112$10K
198069$408K
197914$89K
19789$46K

Neighboring parishes and counties

Terrebonne Parish borders 3 areas we cover. Flood risk does not stop at a county line, so it is worth comparing.

NeighborClaimsPaidOutside high-risk
Terrebonne Parish (this page)13,501$326.6M17%
Lafourche Parish6,203$104.0M21%
St. Mary Parish2,532$37.3M31%
Assumption Parish883$5.1M21%

All 64 Louisiana parishes → · County and ZIP rankings →

Common questions about flooding in Terrebonne Parish

Has Terrebonne Parish flooded recently?
Yes — the most recent flood loss with an insurance claim on file was on 2026-07-17, and claims were filed in 10 of the last 10 years (833 claims from 2017 to 2026). FEMA’s data runs to 2026-09-07, so the newest events may not appear yet.
Do I need flood insurance in a low-risk zone here?
Lenders generally require it only in high-risk A and V zones. But 17% of Terrebonne Parish’s claims came from moderate- and low-risk zones. Whether to buy coverage is your call — see flood zones explained and check your address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Can I see whether a specific house has flooded?
Not here. FEMA removes addresses before publishing, so these figures describe areas, never a property. Our guide how to check if a house has flooded lists the questions and records that can tell you about a specific home.
Why might the real number of floods be higher?
Only buildings with National Flood Insurance can file these claims, and most homes are not insured for flood. More on what the counts mean in understanding NFIP claims data.

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About these numbers

Figures are aggregated from FEMA’s OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims dataset (county FIPS 22109, data as of 2026-09-07). They cover only properties that carried National Flood Insurance — most homes do not, and private flood policies are not included — so real flood damage is larger than these counts show. Dollar amounts are as paid, in nominal dollars. Flood zone is the zone used to rate the policy at the time, which may differ from today’s map. FEMA states this dataset is not an official federal report. Use it for background, not for a purchase, insurance or legal decision; for a specific property ask the seller for its flood disclosure or the owner’s NFIP loss history.