Natural hazards · Broussard

Broussard, LA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Broussard comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 151 claims here since 1978. 13 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Broussard?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Broussard to be higher than in 86% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes64%Inland flooding23%Cold waves7%Everything else7%

By hazard

What Broussard faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Hurricanes

64% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 95% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Inland flooding

23% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 54% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

7% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 76% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingTornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Broussard flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Broussard, from FEMA’s records.

151paid claims since 1978

$4.2Mpaid to owners

18homes flooded more than once

19782026

Biggest named events

Mid-summer severe storms: 68 claims, $2.6M
Tropical Storm Allison: 24 claims, $545K
2021 Mid-Spring Severe Storms: 2 claims, $27K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (5) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Broussard isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Lafayette Parish.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

9homes raised above flood level

4flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

Disasters that hit Broussard

13 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Broussard itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Broussard.

Brought FEMA money into BroussardDeclared for Lafayette Parish only

2021

Hurricane Ida

41 households applied for aid $10K aid approved $35K to the City of Broussard for repairs

2021

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

11 households applied for aid $11K aid approved

2020

Hurricane Delta

217 households applied for aid $197K aid approved $487K to the City of Broussard for repairs

2020

Hurricane Laura

$161K to the City of Broussard for repairs

2019

Hurricane Barry

$112K to the City of Broussard for repairs

2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

685 households applied for aid $1.4M aid approved $181K to the City of Broussard for repairs

2012

Hurricane Isaac

8 households applied for aid $18K aid approved $63K to the City of Broussard for repairs

2008

Hurricane Gustav

633 households applied for aid $380K aid approved $400K to the City of Broussard for repairs

2005

Hurricane Rita

830 households applied for aid $750K aid approved $294K to the City of Broussard for repairs

2005

Hurricane Katrina

53 households applied for aid $38K aid approved $41K to the City of Broussard for repairs

2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

4 households applied for aid $8K aid approved

2002

Hurricane Lili

$537K to the City of Broussard for repairs

2001

Tropical Storm Allison

$40K to the City of Broussard for repairs

Lafayette Parish has had 33 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and floods.

Around Broussard

Broussard and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Lafayettemostly hurricanesVery high

Cademostly hurricanesVery high

Youngsvillemostly hurricanesVery high

Broussardmostly hurricanesVery high

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Broussard covers 3 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Broussard’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Broussard. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

FEMA’s expected losses across Broussard total about $15.9M 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.

Broussard, LA natural hazards

How exposed is Broussard?

What Broussard faces

Hurricanes

Inland flooding

Cold waves

Lower here

Not a risk here

Does Broussard flood?

Biggest named events

Homes that flooded again and again

What’s been done with FEMA grants

13 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Hurricane Ida

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Hurricane Delta

Hurricane Laura

Hurricane Barry

Severe Storms and Flooding

Hurricane Isaac

Hurricane Gustav

Hurricane Rita

Hurricane Katrina

Severe Storms and Flooding

Hurricane Lili

Tropical Storm Allison

Broussard and the towns around it

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