Natural Disasters in Coushatta, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

16.7

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

8.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

96.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

51.2

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Strong Wind83.2Hurricane64.0Ice Storm60.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Strong Wind	83.2
Hurricane	64.0
Ice Storm	60.9
Heat Wave	57.0
Drought	54.8
Hail	46.7
Tornado	45.1
Earthquake	34.4
Lightning	27.7
Wildfire	17.1
Winter Weather	16.6
Cold Wave	11.1
Landslide	9.5

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

Most Recent

Winter Storm

Jan 2026

Most Common Type

Hurricane

17 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 10, 2024	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE
Sep 13, 2021	Coastal Storm	TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS
Aug 29, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDA
Aug 27, 2021	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM IDA
Mar 9, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 18, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Oct 27, 2020	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ZETA
Oct 16, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE DELTA
Oct 7, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE DELTA
Sep 14, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE SALLY
Aug 28, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE LAURA
Aug 23, 2020	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORMS LAURA AND MARCO
Jun 7, 2020	Coastal Storm	TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
Mar 24, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 16, 2017	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM HARVEY
Mar 13, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 13, 2015	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 13, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE IKE

Showing 20 of 31 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

180

Total IA Distributed

$306,647

Repair/Replace

$103,228

Rental Assistance

$45,555

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1786	1	N/A	—
DR-4484	21	$133,519	—
DR-4263	60	$91,201	$4,521
DR-4590	77	$73,018	$736
DR-4559	21	$8,908	$601

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$381,799

Avg Claim Payout

$23,862

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$663,604

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4263	Flood	10	$291,544
DR-4228	Flood	6	$168,585
DR-1603	Hurricane	1	$143,448
DR-1786	Hurricane	4	$26,131
DR-1607	Hurricane	1	$14,297
DR-4484	Biological	1	$10,507
DR-4559	Hurricane	2	$9,092

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$271,365

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.56

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
97.1: Expanded Mitigation Strategies - PILOT	1	$149,993
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts; 403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	1	$121,372

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

Coushatta has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are strong wind, hurricane, ice storm. The area has had 31 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (17 declarations). 16 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $663,604 in public assistance recovery funding. $306,647 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.