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Natural hazards in Lebeau · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Lebeau

Lebeau isn’t graded for hazard risk: Lebeau has 126 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
5
of 35 declared for St. Landry Parish
By hazard

What Lebeau faces

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

River and rain flooding

45%of expected building damage
Well below average · lower than 82% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Hurricanes

38%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Tornadoes

12%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 82% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Hail Earthquakes Ice storms Strong wind Coastal flooding Winter storms Cold waves top 4% Lightning Wildfire Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts drought at 16% of Lebeau’s expected losses. Drought does little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.

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 Lebeau flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Lebeau. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Lebeau isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: St. Landry Parish.
Disasters

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Lebeau

Disasters that paid out in Lebeau itself (aid to households or repair grants to Lebeau), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2026Tropical Storm Arthur1 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
  2. 2020Hurricane Laura2 households applied for aid$248 aid approved
  3. 2008Hurricane Gustav25 households applied for aid$12K aid approved
  4. 2005Hurricane Rita48 households applied for aid$35K aid approved
  5. 2004Severe Storms and Flooding1 households applied for aid$3K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in LebeauSt. Landry Parish only

St. Landry Parish has had 35 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then floods.

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Get ready for what Lebeau faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
  • Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
  • Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
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Hurricane season
  • The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
  • Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
  • Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
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Tornado warnings
  • Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
  • A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
  • Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
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Before you buy or rent
  • Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
  • Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
  • Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

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Questions about natural hazards in Lebeau

Is Lebeau in a flood zone?

Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In St. Landry Parish, 24% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 6.3% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Lebeau?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Lebeau’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

What was the biggest storm in Lebeau?

By FEMA money that reached Lebeau, Hurricane Rita (2005): 48 households applied for aid, $35K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Lebeau.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Lebeau’s residents lived in the 2020 census; 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. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.