Natural hazards · Killian

Killian, LA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Killian comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 456 claims here since 1979. 8 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Killian?

Very high

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Killian to be higher than in 100% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding33%Hurricanes33%Coastal flooding25%Everything else9%

By hazard

What Killian faces

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

Inland flooding

33% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Hurricanes

33% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 4 years in the area

Coastal flooding

25% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Lower here

TornadoesHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

DroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Killian flood?

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

456paid claims since 1979

$14.4Mpaid to owners

105homes flooded more than once

19792026

Biggest named events

Mid-summer severe storms: 110 claims, $5.5M
Hurricane Isaac: 89 claims, $3.5M
Hurricane Ida: 49 claims, $1.5M

Homes that flooded again and again

Each house = 2 homes. ■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (36) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Livingston Parish.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

18homes raised above flood level

6flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

Disasters that hit Killian

8 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into KillianDeclared for Livingston Parish only

2021

Hurricane Ida

17 households applied for aid $38K aid approved $26K to the Town of Killian for repairs

2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

27 households applied for aid $51K aid approved $105K to the Town of Killian for repairs

2012

Hurricane Isaac

2 households applied for aid $14K to the Town of Killian for repairs

2008

Hurricane Gustav

$31K to the Town of Killian for repairs

2005

Hurricane Rita

1 household applied for aid

2005

Hurricane Katrina

1 household applied for aid $2K aid approved $35K to the Town of Killian for repairs

2002

Hurricane Lili

$3K to the Town of Killian for repairs

2001

Tropical Storm Allison

$4K to the Town of Killian for repairs

Livingston Parish has had 39 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and floods.

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. Killian is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

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

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.