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Natural hazards · Youngsville

Youngsville, LA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Youngsville comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 212 claims here since 1978. 12 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

How exposed is Youngsville?

88
Very high
vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Youngsville to be higher than in 88% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.

Hurricanes49%Inland flooding27%Cold waves13%Everything else11%
By hazard

What Youngsville faces

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

Hurricanes

49% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 95% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Inland flooding

27% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 74% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

13% 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 Youngsville flood?

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

212paid claims since 1978
$13.2Mpaid to owners
19homes flooded more than once
19782026

Biggest named events

  • Mid-summer severe storms: 148 claims, $11.9M
  • Tropical Storm Allison: 31 claims, $909K
  • Hurricane Laura: 5 claims, $25K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (3) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured
of all homes
are insured
🏷️ 10% off flood insurance. Youngsville is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 8) for its flood-proofing work.
Insurance rates: Lafayette Parish.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

15flood-prone properties bought out and cleared
14homes raised above flood level
Disasters that hit Youngsville

12 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into YoungsvilleDeclared for Lafayette Parish only
2021

Hurricane Ida

11 households applied for aid $4K aid approved
2021

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

16 households applied for aid $6K aid approved
2020

Hurricane Delta

302 households applied for aid $405K aid approved $338K to the City of Youngsville for repairs
2020

Hurricane Laura

33 households applied for aid $64K aid approved $116K to the City of Youngsville for repairs
2019

Hurricane Barry

$75K to the City of Youngsville for repairs
2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

1,723 households applied for aid $9.8M aid approved $674K to the City of Youngsville for repairs
2008

Hurricane Gustav

699 households applied for aid $305K aid approved $207K to the City of Youngsville for repairs
2005

Hurricane Rita

1,055 households applied for aid $817K aid approved $105K to the City of Youngsville for repairs
2005

Hurricane Katrina

75 households applied for aid $106K aid approved
2004

Severe Storms and Flooding

6 households applied for aid $8K aid approved
2002

Hurricane Lili

$230K to the City of Youngsville for repairs
2001

Tropical Storm Allison

$35K to the City of Youngsville for repairs
Lafayette Parish has had 33 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and floods.
Around Youngsville

Youngsville and the towns around it

Broussard: Very high, mostly hurricanesLafayette: Very high, mostly hurricanesCade: Very high, mostly hurricanesYoungsville: Very high, mostly hurricanes YoungsvilleBroussard
Very lowLowModerateHighVery 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. Youngsville covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.
Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Youngsville’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Youngsville. 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 Youngsville total about $8.5M 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.

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