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Louisiana, 1975

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

225events recorded180 in 1974

3deaths recorded60 injuries

$2.4Mproperty damage (estimates)

2disaster 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

Wind122

Tornado57

Hail46

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1975 was 225 against 180 in 1974.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1975
Caddo Parish	19
Calcasieu Parish	12
Acadia Parish	10
Natchitoches Parish	9
Richland Parish	9
Bossier Parish	8
Rapides Parish	8
Franklin Parish	7
Morehouse Parish	7
Sabine Parish	7
East Baton Rouge Parish	6
Evangeline Parish	6
Orleans Parish	6
St. Charles Parish	6
Jefferson Parish	5
Lafayette Parish	5
West Carroll Parish	5
Beauregard Parish	4
De Soto Parish	4
East Carroll Parish	4
Iberia Parish	4
Jefferson Davis Parish	4
LaSalle Parish	4
Madison Parish	4
Ouachita Parish	4

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
29 Apr 1975	Vernon	Tornado	F2	$250,000	2	8
10 Jan 1975	Acadia	Tornado	F1	$25,000	1	8
9 Jan 1975	East Carroll	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	6
10 Jan 1975	St. Landry	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	5
29 Apr 1975	Rapides	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	3
30 Apr 1975	Evangeline	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	3
30 Apr 1975	Richland	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	3
30 Apr 1975	Franklin	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	3
18 Mar 1975	Iberia	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
30 Apr 1975	Lafayette	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
30 Apr 1975	Madison	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
6 May 1975	West Carroll	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
16 Feb 1975	Pointe Coupee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
21 Feb 1975	Jefferson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
8 May 1975	Jefferson Davis	Tornado	F2	$250	—	2
8 May 1975	Lafayette	Tornado	F1	$250	—	2
30 Apr 1975	Iberia	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
30 Apr 1975	Acadia	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
10 Jan 1975	West Carroll	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
7 Jan 1975	Vermilion	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
8 May 1975	De Soto	Tornado	F1	$30	—	1
30 Apr 1975	East Carroll	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
30 Apr 1975	Lafayette	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
23 Mar 1975	East Carroll	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
30 Apr 1975	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
30 Apr 1975	Calcasieu	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
9 Jun 1975	Franklin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
10 Jun 1975	Franklin	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
10 Jun 1975	Madison	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
15 Jun 1975	Morehouse	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
9 Jan 1975	Madison	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
10 Jan 1975	Calcasieu	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
23 Mar 1975	Richland	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
28 Mar 1975	Claiborne	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
1 Feb 1975	Grant	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
30 Apr 1975	Jefferson Davis	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
30 Apr 1975	Cameron	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
2 May 1975	Evangeline	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
10 Jan 1975	Grant	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
7 Jan 1975	Lafayette	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—

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 1975

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
6 Jun 1975	DR-470	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding	12
12 Apr 1975	EM-3011	Emergency	Flood	Heavy Rains & Flooding	7

Flood insurance claims with a 1975 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Louisiana carry a 1975 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.