Natural Disasters in Breaux Bridge, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

87.3

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

82.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

88.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

81.4

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane96.1Drought92.7Cold Wave90.7
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane96.1
Drought92.7
Cold Wave90.7
Tornado89.5
Lightning88.0
Coastal Flood87.0
Heat Wave78.7
Ice Storm70.2
Winter Weather44.0
Earthquake43.8
Strong Wind38.9
Landslide25.5
Wildfire25.0
Hail20.6

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

54

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

29 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 54 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,457

Total Claims Paid

$27,977,857

Avg Claim Payout

$19,202

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$7,730,548

Disasters with PA

16

Total Projects

201

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-1786Hurricane46$2,249,489
DR-4570Hurricane12$1,165,706
DR-1437Hurricane35$993,928
DR-4277Flood16$985,637
DR-1607Hurricane13$558,618
DR-4458Hurricane7$377,296
DR-3322Flood6$288,643
DR-4559Hurricane6$277,807
DR-1603Hurricane37$276,050
DR-4462Flood3$152,031
DR-4080Hurricane5$109,098
DR-4817Hurricane6$99,597
DR-4611Hurricane3$97,374
DR-1792Hurricane3$56,890
DR-4484Biological1$35,823

Showing top 15 of 16 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

10

Federal Funding

$10,169,068

Properties Protected

42

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.33

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine3$9,485,401
97.1: Expanded Mitigation Strategies - PILOT2$300,000
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures1$14,812
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)1$0
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind1$7,373

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Breaux Bridge has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, cold wave. The area has had 54 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (29 declarations). 1,457 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $7,730,548 in public assistance recovery funding. 10 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.