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Louisiana, 1974

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

180events recorded131 in 1973

3deaths recorded126 injuries

$55Mproperty damage (estimates)

3disaster 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

Wind66

Tornado63

Hail51

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1974 was 180 against 131 in 1973.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1974
Ouachita Parish	15
Caddo Parish	10
Morehouse Parish	8
Natchitoches Parish	8
Webster Parish	7
Bossier Parish	6
Calcasieu Parish	6
Franklin Parish	5
Madison Parish	5
Rapides Parish	5
Winn Parish	5
Cameron Parish	4
Concordia Parish	4
Jackson Parish	4
LaSalle Parish	4
Lincoln Parish	4
St. Tammany Parish	4
Acadia Parish	3
Caldwell Parish	3
Jefferson Parish	3
Lafayette Parish	3
Pointe Coupee Parish	3
Sabine Parish	3
St. Charles Parish	3
St. Mary Parish	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
29 Oct 1974	Acadia	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	2	40
20 Mar 1974	Sabine	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	1	5
20 Mar 1974	Natchitoches	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	18
28 Oct 1974	Concordia	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	16
29 Oct 1974	Jefferson Davis	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	12
28 Oct 1974	Vernon	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	12
28 Mar 1974	Ouachita	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	4
29 Oct 1974	St. Landry	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	3
31 May 1974	Cameron	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	3
12 Apr 1974	Rapides	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	3
12 Apr 1974	Assumption	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	2
28 Mar 1974	Richland	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
26 Mar 1974	St. Mary	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	2
29 Oct 1974	Lafayette	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	1
28 Mar 1974	Madison	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
3 Aug 1974	Vernon	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	1
8 Sep 1974	Vermilion	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	1
31 May 1974	Calcasieu	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
10 May 1974	Beauregard	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
9 Jun 1974	Webster	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
14 Feb 1974	Franklin	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
29 Oct 1974	Jefferson	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
26 May 1974	Calcasieu	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
7 Jun 1974	Ouachita	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
7 Jun 1974	Catahoula	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
7 Jun 1974	Franklin	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
18 Feb 1974	Avoyelles	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
21 Feb 1974	East Feliciana	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
21 Feb 1974	Jefferson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 Mar 1974	Evangeline	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 Nov 1974	St. Tammany	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
19 Jan 1974	Lafourche	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
31 May 1974	East Carroll	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
23 Jun 1974	Avoyelles	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
28 Mar 1974	Jackson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 Aug 1974	Grant	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
6 Feb 1974	Tangipahoa	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
18 Aug 1974	Rapides	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 Sep 1974	St. Mary	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
28 Oct 1974	Cameron	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—

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 1974

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
1 Nov 1974	DR-450	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms	1
23 Sep 1974	DR-448	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Carmen	10
23 Feb 1974	DR-418	Major disaster	Flood	Flooding	6

Flood insurance claims with a 1974 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Louisiana carry a 1974 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.