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Louisiana, 1965

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

85events recorded55 in 1964

0deaths recorded11 injuries

$2.0Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind36

Tornado29

Hail20

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1965 was 85 against 55 in 1964.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1965
Caddo Parish	11
Calcasieu Parish	8
East Baton Rouge Parish	6
Avoyelles Parish	4
De Soto Parish	4
Ouachita Parish	4
Rapides Parish	4
Ascension Parish	3
Bienville Parish	3
Bossier Parish	3
Lafayette Parish	3
Livingston Parish	3
Morehouse Parish	3
Acadia Parish	2
Evangeline Parish	2
Jefferson Parish	2
Jefferson Davis Parish	2
Lincoln Parish	2
St. Martin Parish	2
Vernon Parish	2
Cameron Parish	1
Claiborne Parish	1
Franklin Parish	1
Iberville Parish	1
Orleans Parish	1

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
11 Dec 1965	Bossier	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	4
11 Feb 1965	Caddo	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	3
22 Jan 1965	Avoyelles	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
1 Mar 1965	Plaquemines	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
11 Jul 1965	Lincoln	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
11 Feb 1965	Caddo	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
11 Feb 1965	Bossier	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
22 Jan 1965	Ascension	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
11 Feb 1965	De Soto	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	—
10 Jul 1965	Ouachita	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
22 Jan 1965	Caddo	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
11 Feb 1965	De Soto	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
11 Feb 1965	Caddo	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
11 Feb 1965	De Soto	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
11 Feb 1965	Lincoln	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
27 Jun 1965	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Dec 1965	Caddo	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
22 Jan 1965	Ascension	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
22 Jan 1965	Livingston	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
22 Jan 1965	St. Martin	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
22 Jan 1965	Livingston	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
20 Jul 1965	Ouachita	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
11 Dec 1965	De Soto	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
22 Jan 1965	Calcasieu	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
22 Jan 1965	Jefferson Davis	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
8 Jan 1965	Lafayette	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
22 Jan 1965	Rapides	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
11 Jul 1965	Avoyelles	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—
12 Jul 1965	Jefferson Davis	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1965

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
10 Sep 1965	DR-208	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Betsy	35

Flood insurance claims with a 1965 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Louisiana carry a 1965 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.