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Hurricanes & tropical storms in Louisiana
44 federal hurricanes & tropical storms disaster declarations in Louisiana since 1953.
Hurricanes & tropical storms — Louisiana — federal disaster declarations per year
19562026
Counties most affected
Lafourche Parish37St. Charles Parish37Terrebonne Parish37Plaquemines Parish36St. Bernard Parish35Iberia Parish34St. John the Baptist Parish34St. Mary Parish34St. Tammany Parish34Jefferson Parish34Tangipahoa Parish33St. Martin Parish33Livingston Parish33Assumption Parish33Ascension Parish33Vermilion Parish32Cameron Parish31St. James Parish31East Baton Rouge Parish30Orleans Parish30East Feliciana Parish30Washington Parish30St. Helena Parish29Acadia Parish29Pointe Coupee Parish28West Feliciana Parish28Lafayette Parish28Jefferson Davis Parish28Iberville Parish28Allen Parish27St. Landry Parish27Rapides Parish26Beauregard Parish26Calcasieu Parish26West Baton Rouge Parish26Avoyelles Parish25Evangeline Parish24Natchitoches Parish23Ouachita Parish23Vernon Parish22Catahoula Parish21Concordia Parish21Caldwell Parish20Sabine Parish20Franklin Parish20Union Parish19Bossier Parish19Caddo Parish19De Soto Parish19Grant Parish19LaSalle Parish19Red River Parish19Richland Parish19Winn Parish18Morehouse Parish18Madison Parish18Lincoln Parish18Jackson Parish18East Carroll Parish18Tensas Parish18Claiborne Parish18West Carroll Parish18Bienville Parish18Webster Parish17
Declarations
June 30, 2026Tropical Storm9 counties
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR
September 16, 2024Hurricane22 counties
HURRICANE FRANCINE
September 10, 2024Hurricane64 counties
TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE
September 13, 2021Coastal Storm64 counties
TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS
August 29, 2021Hurricane64 counties
HURRICANE IDA
August 27, 2021Hurricane64 counties
TROPICAL STORM IDA
January 12, 2021Hurricane35 counties
HURRICANE ZETA
October 27, 2020Hurricane64 counties
TROPICAL STORM ZETA
October 16, 2020Hurricane64 counties
HURRICANE DELTA
October 7, 2020Hurricane64 counties
HURRICANE DELTA
September 14, 2020Hurricane63 counties
HURRICANE SALLY
August 28, 2020Hurricane64 counties
HURRICANE LAURA
August 23, 2020Hurricane64 counties
TROPICAL STORMS LAURA AND MARCO
June 7, 2020Coastal Storm64 counties
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
August 27, 2019Hurricane26 counties
HURRICANE BARRY
July 11, 2019Coastal Storm41 counties
TROPICAL STORM BARRY
October 16, 2017Hurricane20 counties
TROPICAL STORM HARVEY
October 6, 2017Hurricane19 counties
TROPICAL STORM NATE
August 28, 2017Hurricane12 counties
TROPICAL STORM HARVEY
August 29, 2012Hurricane55 counties
HURRICANE ISAAC
August 27, 2012Hurricane34 counties
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
October 28, 2011Coastal Storm8 counties
TROPICAL STORM LEE
September 13, 2008Hurricane29 counties
HURRICANE IKE
September 11, 2008Hurricane4 counties
HURRICANE IKE
September 2, 2008Hurricane64 counties
HURRICANE GUSTAV
August 29, 2008Hurricane64 counties
HURRICANE GUSTAV
September 24, 2005Hurricane64 counties
HURRICANE RITA
September 21, 2005Hurricane64 counties
HURRICANE RITA
August 29, 2005Hurricane64 counties
HURRICANE KATRINA
August 27, 2005Hurricane63 counties
HURRICANE KATRINA
September 15, 2004Hurricane29 counties
HURRICANE IVAN
October 3, 2002Hurricane44 counties
HURRICANE LILI
September 27, 2002Hurricane16 counties
TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE
June 11, 2001Coastal Storm27 counties
TROPICAL STORM ALLISON
September 23, 1998Hurricane22 counties
HURRICANE GEORGES/TS FRANCES
August 26, 1992Hurricane36 counties
HURRICANE ANDREW
November 1, 1985Hurricane14 counties
HURRICANE JUAN
September 23, 1974Hurricane10 counties
HURRICANE CARMEN
October 13, 1971Hurricane21 counties
HURRICANE EDITH
August 19, 1969Hurricane5 counties
HURRICANE CAMILLE
September 10, 1965Hurricane35 counties
HURRICANE BETSY
October 3, 1964Hurricane
HURRICANE HILDA
May 16, 1957Hurricane
FLOODS & HURRICANE
October 4, 1956Hurricane
HURRICANE
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.