Breaux Bridge, LA natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Breaux Bridge comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 105 claims here since 1979. 12 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Breaux Bridge?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Breaux Bridge to be higher than in 83% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes.
What Breaux Bridge faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
Cold waves
Tornadoes
Inland flooding
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Breaux Bridge flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Breaux Bridge, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Mid-summer severe storms: 15 claims, $822K
- 2026-06-Arthur-TS: 6 claims, $160K
- Hurricane Rita: 3 claims, $33K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (1) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
12 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Breaux Bridge itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Breaux Bridge.
Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Delta
Hurricane Laura
Severe Storms and Flooding
Hurricane Isaac
Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Gustav
Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Katrina
Severe Storms and Flooding
Hurricane Lili
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Breaux Bridge total about $2.8M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.