Natural Disasters in Sugartown, LA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

55.6

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

54.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

52.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

29.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Lightning89.6Wildfire86.3Ice Storm84.9

Hazard	Risk Score
Lightning	89.6
Wildfire	86.3
Ice Storm	84.9
Hurricane	82.5
Drought	73.1
Heat Wave	61.5
Cold Wave	53.8
Hail	48.3
Tornado	48.1
Winter Weather	39.9
Strong Wind	36.4
Earthquake	34.1
Coastal Flood	22.6
Landslide	13.2

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

21 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jan 24, 2026	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Sep 10, 2024	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE
Aug 23, 2023	Fire	TIGER ISLAND FIRE
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
Jan 12, 2021	Hurricane	HURRICANE 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
Jul 11, 2019	Coastal Storm	TROPICAL STORM BARRY
Oct 16, 2017	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM HARVEY
Aug 28, 2017	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM HARVEY

Showing 20 of 42 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

3,690

Total IA Distributed

$5,258,259

Repair/Replace

$2,476,606

Rental Assistance

$726,539

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1603	1	N/A	—
DR-4263	3	N/A	—
DR-4559	1,480	$2,654,412	$2,571
DR-1607	1,860	$2,333,162	$3,224
DR-1786	194	$124,931	$744
DR-4570	51	$72,672	$2,400
DR-1792	94	$56,410	$404
DR-4484	1	$9,000	—
DR-1668	3	$4,831	$1,398
DR-4590	3	$2,840	$601

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

514

Total Claims Paid

$8,669,045

Avg Claim Payout

$16,866

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$149,708,898

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

289

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4559	Hurricane	107	$114,280,136
DR-1607	Hurricane	56	$20,750,366
DR-4570	Hurricane	6	$11,139,656
DR-4484	Biological	1	$827,471
DR-1786	Hurricane	17	$429,404
DR-4590	Severe Storm(s)	3	$403,348
DR-1437	Hurricane	5	$373,614
DR-1603	Hurricane	13	$369,612
DR-1863	Severe Storm(s)	31	$353,441
DR-1792	Hurricane	28	$319,108
DR-4263	Flood	11	$275,931
DR-4345	Tropical Storm	11	$186,811

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,819,298

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.29

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$1,059,163
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	2	$577,285
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	2	$32,850
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$150,000
207.1A: RETRO - Mitigation Reconstruction - PILOT	1	$0

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

Sugartown has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are lightning, wildfire, ice storm. The area has had 42 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (21 declarations). 514 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $149,708,898 in public assistance recovery funding. $5,258,259 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.