Is East Feliciana Parish, LA in a flood zone?
FEMA's National Risk Index puts East Feliciana Parish's flood hazard at the 54.6th percentile nationally — below the national norm for flood hazard — driven by inland rivers and flash flooding rather than the coast — FEMA's model puts a flood event here at about once every 2 years. County-wide, not parcel-specific: FEMA's real flood-zone map is queried live, never shipped as a download.
Who actually carries the flood insurance FEMA requires
Out of 245 homes FEMA counts inside East Feliciana Parish's mapped flood zone, 57 carry the flood policy federal law requires there — 23.3% compliance, short of full coverage. Across all residential structures in East Feliciana Parish, not just the ones FEMA mandates, 1.7% carry an NFIP policy — most flood damage nationally happens outside the mapped high-risk zone, so that broader number matters too.
How East Feliciana Parish compares nationally
East Feliciana Parish sits at rank 1493 of 3144 counties on FEMA's flood hazard scale (1 is worst) and rank 1875 of 3144 by population (1 is biggest). About 19,112 people live in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, spread over 453.293 square miles.
Checking a specific address in East Feliciana Parish
129 of East Feliciana Parish's 7,614 residential structures carry flood coverage of some kind, per FEMA's latest count — useful context, not a substitute for checking one parcel.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly which FEMA and Census tables feed East Feliciana Parish's numbers. The guide to what the Special Flood Hazard Area actually means explains why the mandatory-insurance rule exists and who it applies to.