Natural Disasters in Bayou Cane, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

94.2

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

93.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

53.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

96.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane98.4Coastal Flood94.0Heat Wave93.7
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane98.4
Coastal Flood94.0
Heat Wave93.7
Tornado92.9
Lightning91.4
Cold Wave89.1
Drought83.7
Hail69.6
Winter Weather56.8
Earthquake54.8
Strong Wind35.0
Wildfire23.3
Landslide22.8
Ice Storm2.8

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

52

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

31 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Jan 24, 2026Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 16, 2024HurricaneHURRICANE FRANCINE
Sep 10, 2024HurricaneTROPICAL STORM FRANCINE
Sep 13, 2021Coastal StormTROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS
Aug 29, 2021HurricaneHURRICANE IDA
Aug 27, 2021HurricaneTROPICAL STORM IDA
Mar 9, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 18, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 12, 2021HurricaneHURRICANE ZETA
Oct 27, 2020HurricaneTROPICAL STORM ZETA
Oct 16, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE DELTA
Oct 7, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE DELTA
Sep 14, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE SALLY
Aug 28, 2020HurricaneHURRICANE LAURA
Aug 23, 2020HurricaneTROPICAL STORMS LAURA AND MARCO
Jun 7, 2020Coastal StormTROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
Mar 24, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Sep 19, 2019FloodFLOODING
Aug 27, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE BARRY

Showing 20 of 52 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

13,402

Total Claims Paid

$322,169,099

Avg Claim Payout

$24,039

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

N/A

Disasters with PA

20

Total Projects

1,494

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4611Hurricane445$927,936,567
DR-1786Hurricane391$31,653,075
DR-1792Hurricane157$29,025,167
DR-4817Hurricane72$17,393,834
DR-4484Biological13$10,836,234
DR-1603Hurricane88$7,011,941
DR-4458Hurricane20$6,670,622
DR-1607Hurricane94$6,203,680
DR-4080Hurricane41$3,800,688
DR-4559Hurricane12$3,186,620
DR-1437Hurricane77$2,668,479
DR-4015Flood10$2,644,098
DR-4577Hurricane29$2,188,279
DR-4570Hurricane7$939,003
DR-4041Coastal Storm18$697,415

Showing top 15 of 20 disasters by spending

Bayou Cane has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, coastal flood, heat wave. The area has had 52 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (31 declarations). 13,402 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated N/A in public assistance recovery funding.