St. Landry Parish, Louisiana: hazard risk
FEMA rates St. Landry Parish's overall risk Relatively Moderate (score 88.2 of 100, higher than 88% of rated U.S. counties); 5 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by drought, lightning, tornado. Its storm record holds 457 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | Relatively High | 97.0 | $2.6M |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 96.4 | $1.5M |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 94.1 | $7.2M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively High | 93.0 | $6.2M |
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 84.8 | $408K |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 92.2 | $8.2M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | 88.0 | $1.8M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 87.4 | $21M |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 60.5 | $507K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 65.3 | $84K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 56.1 | $228K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 50.3 | $44K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 58.9 | $294K |
| Coastal Flooding | Very Low | 41.8 | $16K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 33.8 | $284 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 214 | 1 | $3.1M | 46th of 64 | 1697th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 73 | 7 | $59M | 21st of 64 | 342nd of 3,080 |
| Hail | 68 | 0 | – | 47th of 64 | 2368th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 51 | 0 | $107M | 27th of 64 | 1515th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 15 | 0 | $328K | 51st of 64 | 2749th of 3,077 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 8 | 0 | $368M | 49th of 64 | 527th of 1,849 |
| High wind and dust storms | 7 | 2 | $202K | 16th of 64 | 2576th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | $260K | 27th of 64 | 1025th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 5 | 0 | $100M | 60th of 64 | 2181st of 3,063 |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | – | 59th of 64 | 2063rd of 3,076 |
| Extreme cold | 2 | 1 | – | 53rd of 64 | 2640th of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 2 | 0 | – | 30th of 64 | 1877th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full St. Landry Parish record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.