Natural Disasters in Golden Meadow, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

91.3

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

89.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

72.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

95.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane97.7Tornado94.5Heat Wave92.1
HazardRisk Score
Hurricane97.7
Tornado94.5
Heat Wave92.1
Drought86.4
Lightning85.7
Coastal Flood81.8
Cold Wave81.4
Hail63.5
Strong Wind56.6
Earthquake55.4
Winter Weather54.7
Landslide24.9
Wildfire18.9
Ice Storm1.4

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

30 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
Jun 2, 2021FloodSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Mar 9, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 18, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Jan 12, 2021HurricaneHURRICANE 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
Aug 27, 2019HurricaneHURRICANE BARRY
Jul 11, 2019Coastal StormTROPICAL STORM BARRY

Showing 20 of 52 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

6,122

Total Claims Paid

$99,894,432

Avg Claim Payout

$16,317

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$406,851,720

Disasters with PA

19

Total Projects

1,111

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4611Hurricane431$330,533,027
DR-1603Hurricane147$19,532,802
DR-1786Hurricane292$16,328,895
DR-4577Hurricane30$10,246,147
DR-1792Hurricane31$7,421,803
DR-4080Hurricane51$5,899,487
DR-1607Hurricane10$4,088,523
DR-4458Hurricane14$3,391,565
DR-4817Hurricane32$2,806,064
DR-4570Hurricane4$2,603,320
DR-1437Hurricane36$1,422,942
DR-4041Coastal Storm8$919,215
DR-4484Biological4$733,261
DR-4345Tropical Storm2$422,313
DR-4559Hurricane8$325,255

Showing top 15 of 19 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

76

Federal Funding

$18,763,835

Properties Protected

68

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.94

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts15$2,530,159
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions8$1,975,006
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control8$1,521,783
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind6$353,917
202.2: Elevation of Private Structures - Coastal6$2,588,609

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

Golden Meadow has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, tornado, heat wave. The area has had 52 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (30 declarations). 6,122 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $406,851,720 in public assistance recovery funding. 76 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.