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ZIP code 70744, Livingston Parish, Louisiana

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

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. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

OpenFEMA lists 530 NFIP claims for ZIP 70744 (Livingston Parish, Louisiana), with $25M paid on 457 claims since 1978.

That is 3.6% of the 14,639 claims recorded across Livingston Parish. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $55K, close to the county average of $65K and the Louisiana average of $54K.

FEMA counts 59 repetitive-loss properties and 11 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 13,708 residential flood policies in force, covering 26.6% of residential structures.

530NFIP claims since 1978
457paid claims
$25Mtotal paid
$55Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 70744LivingstonLouisianaUS
Claims since 197853014,639485,7432,680,429
Share of claims paid86%88%80%78%
Average paid claim$55K$65K$54K$43K
Share of county claims3.6%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties591,25130,692—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 70744 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s7$58,437
1980s35$353,905
1990s40$425,450
2000s24$281,601
2010s386$22,730,336
2020s38$1,272,048
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
20213727$1,272,048$47,113
202010$0—
201910$0—
201710$0—
2016355326$22,288,831$68,371
201511$1,395$1,395
201410$0—
201375$78,258$15,652
20121812$357,514$29,793
201122$4,337$2,169
200910$0—
200844$219,769$54,942
2005120$0—
200322$10,447$5,223
200220$0—
200132$51,384$25,692
199811$4,010$4,010
199622$12,865$6,433
199533$21,618$7,206
199433$9,899$3,300
19932322$356,051$16,184
199210$0—
199075$21,006$4,201
198510$0—
19832827$345,247$12,787
198066$8,658$1,443
197977$58,437$8,348

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Livingston Parish

Livingston Parish has 432 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (15 in the last 12 months), 52 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively High". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 33; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 8.

Hail: 82 · Tornado: 43 · Flood: 33 · Wind: 219 · Winter: 8 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 70744?

530 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 457 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 70744?

$25M across 457 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $55K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 70744?

2016, with 355 claims and $22M paid.

What county is ZIP 70744 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Livingston Parish, Louisiana; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 1 Oct 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.