Landslide Risk in Louisiana

All Louisiana counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index landslide score

Landslide risk — downhill movement of rock, soil, and debris on unstable slopes — is rated for 64 of 64 Louisiana counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Caddo Parish carries the state's highest landslide score at 64.0, with $3K in expected annual landslide losses.

No Louisiana county reaches the High band for landslide, and expected annual losses from landslide total roughly $27K statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Landslide

#CountyLandslide ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Caddo Parish
64.0
Low 0.19 / yr $3K
2 Natchitoches Parish
62.8
Low 0.49 / yr $2K
3 Ouachita Parish
62.7
Low 0.24 / yr $2K
4 Sabine Parish
61.6
Very Low 0.36 / yr $2K
5 Union Parish
60.8
Very Low 0.38 / yr $2K
6 Rapides Parish
60.3
Very Low 0.31 / yr $2K
7 East Baton Rouge Parish
59.7
Very Low 0.09 / yr $2K
8 Lincoln Parish
57.1
Very Low 0.29 / yr $2K
9 West Feliciana Parish
48.5
Very Low 0.25 / yr $1K
10 Claiborne Parish
46.0
Very Low 0.32 / yr $585
11 Bossier Parish
43.8
Very Low 0.19 / yr $849
12 Vernon Parish
43.7
Very Low 0.28 / yr $673
13 Webster Parish
41.1
Very Low 0.14 / yr $447
14 Washington Parish
39.7
Very Low 0.19 / yr $392
15 Catahoula Parish
38.9
Very Low 0.22 / yr $375
16 St. Tammany Parish
37.9
Very Low 0.12 / yr $596
17 Bienville Parish
36.8
Very Low 0.27 / yr $314
18 Calcasieu Parish
35.8
Very Low 0.12 / yr $399
19 St. Landry Parish
33.8
Very Low 0.14 / yr $284
20 Winn Parish
31.6
Very Low 0.24 / yr $214
21 Tangipahoa Parish
30.8
Very Low 0.13 / yr $259
22 Jackson Parish
30.7
Very Low 0.18 / yr $214
23 De Soto Parish
29.9
Very Low 0.21 / yr $211
24 Avoyelles Parish
29.8
Very Low 0.13 / yr $189
25 Grant Parish
28.2
Very Low 0.20 / yr $230
26 Jefferson Parish
28.1
Very Low 0.04 / yr $219
27 LaSalle Parish
27.1
Very Low 0.19 / yr $217
28 Pointe Coupee Parish
27.0
Very Low 0.09 / yr $155
29 Morehouse Parish
26.7
Very Low 0.15 / yr $139
30 St. Martin Parish
25.5
Very Low 0.12 / yr $141
31 Lafourche Parish
24.9
Very Low 0.13 / yr $155
32 Livingston Parish
24.7
Very Low 0.09 / yr $193
33 Caldwell Parish
24.6
Very Low 0.13 / yr $147
34 East Feliciana Parish
24.0
Very Low 0.09 / yr $116
35 Concordia Parish
23.3
Very Low 0.11 / yr $109
36 Lafayette Parish
23.2
Very Low 0.03 / yr $172
37 Terrebonne Parish
22.8
Very Low 0.13 / yr $142
38 Ascension Parish
22.0
Very Low 0.04 / yr $149
39 Iberville Parish
20.4
Very Low 0.09 / yr $101
40 Orleans Parish
18.4
Very Low 0.03 / yr $78
41 Tensas Parish
18.3
Very Low 0.11 / yr $58
42 Madison Parish
17.6
Very Low 0.12 / yr $52
43 St. Mary Parish
17.1
Very Low 0.06 / yr $63
44 Richland Parish
17.1
Very Low 0.10 / yr $53
45 Iberia Parish
16.2
Very Low 0.07 / yr $52
46 Plaquemines Parish
15.6
Very Low 0.08 / yr $61
47 East Carroll Parish
15.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $37
48 Assumption Parish
14.4
Very Low 0.04 / yr $40
49 Franklin Parish
14.1
Very Low 0.10 / yr $38
50 Acadia Parish
13.8
Very Low 0.07 / yr $36
51 Evangeline Parish
13.6
Very Low 0.09 / yr $33
52 Beauregard Parish
13.2
Very Low 0.15 / yr $43
53 St. Helena Parish
11.9
Very Low 0.07 / yr $23
54 St. Charles Parish
11.7
Very Low 0.04 / yr $37
55 Vermilion Parish
11.6
Very Low 0.11 / yr $29
56 Red River Parish
9.5
Very Low 0.08 / yr $16
57 St. James Parish
9.3
Very Low 0.04 / yr $18
58 St. Bernard Parish
8.3
Very Low 0.04 / yr $18
59 West Baton Rouge Parish
7.9
Very Low 0.03 / yr $22
60 Allen Parish
7.6
Very Low 0.09 / yr $14
61 West Carroll Parish
7.3
Very Low 0.06 / yr $10
62 Jefferson Davis Parish
6.8
Very Low 0.07 / yr $11
63 St. John the Baptist Parish
6.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $13
64 Cameron Parish
3.7
Very Low 0.12 / yr $4

64 Louisiana counties with measurable landslide risk. See the national landslide ranking or all Louisiana counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Louisiana county has the highest landslide risk?

Caddo Parish has the highest FEMA landslide risk score in Louisiana at 64.0 (Low), with $3K in expected annual losses and about 0.19 events per year.

How many Louisiana counties face significant landslide risk?

64 Louisiana counties record measurable landslide risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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