Lecompte High School · Photo: Nikkipellet101 · CC BY-SA 3.0Storms, floods and disasters in Lecompte
Lecompte isn’t graded for hazard risk: Lecompte has 592 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 48 claims here since 1991.
What Lecompte 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
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
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.
Does Lecompte flood? Sometimes: 48 flood claims since 1991
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Lecompte, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Gustav12 claims · $532K
- Hurricane Delta8 claims · $389K
- The 2026-06-Arthur-TS2 claims · $59K
Lecompte isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Rapides Parish.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Lecompte
Disasters that paid out in Lecompte itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Lecompte), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Severe Winter Storms11 households applied for aid$15K aid approved2 flood claims paid that year
- 2020Hurricane Delta32 households applied for aid$37K aid approved8 flood claims paid for it, $389K
- 2020Hurricane Laura307 households applied for aid$351K aid approved1 flood claim paid for it, $6K
- 2016Severe Storms and Flooding9 households applied for aid$5K aid approved
- 2008Hurricane Gustav327 households applied for aid$513K aid approved$79K to the Town of Lecompte for repairs12 flood claims paid for it, $532K
- 2005Hurricane Rita$8K to the Town of Lecompte for repairs
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- 2002Hurricane Lili$9K to the Town of Lecompte for repairs
Rapides Parish has had 35 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then floods.
Also 2 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Rapides Parish, 2000–2023.
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A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Lecompte
Does Lecompte flood?
Flood insurance has paid 48 claims in Lecompte since 1991, $1.5M in all. 7 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Gustav (12).
Is Lecompte 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 Rapides Parish, 5.1% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Lecompte?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Lecompte’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 Lecompte?
By FEMA money that reached Lecompte, Hurricane Gustav (2008): 327 households applied for aid, $513K approved, and $79K to the Town of Lecompte for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Gustav: 12 paid, $532K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Lecompte.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Lecompte’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.