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Natural hazards in Maringouin · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Maringouin

Maringouin isn’t graded for hazard risk: Maringouin has 752 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 8 claims here since 1979.

Flood claims
8
paid since 1979 · $501K
Disasters paid out here
10
of 34 declared for Iberville Parish
By hazard

What Maringouin faces

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

Hurricanes

78%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 4% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

River and rain flooding

16%of expected building damage
Well below average · lower than 90% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Earthquakes Hail Ice storms Strong wind Lightning Coastal flooding Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves 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 13% of Maringouin’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 Maringouin flood? Rarely: 8 flood claims since 1979

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Maringouin, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year
1979: 1 claim1980: 0 claims1981: 0 claims1982: 0 claims1983: 0 claims1984: 0 claims1985: 0 claims1986: 0 claims1987: 0 claims1988: 0 claims1989: 0 claims1990: 0 claims1991: 0 claims1992: 0 claims1993: 0 claims1994: 0 claims1995: 0 claims1996: 0 claims1997: 0 claims1998: 0 claims1999: 0 claims2000: 0 claims2001: 0 claims2002: 0 claims2003: 0 claims2004: 0 claims2005: 0 claims2006: 0 claims2007: 0 claims2008: 0 claims2009: 0 claims2010: 0 claims2011: 0 claims2012: 0 claims2013: 0 claims2014: 0 claims2015: 0 claims2016: 0 claims2017: 6 claims2018: 0 claims2019: 1 claim2020: 0 claims2021: 0 claims2022: 0 claims2023: 0 claims2024: 0 claims2025: 0 claims2026: 0 claims197920172019
19792026
8
paid claims since 1979
$501K
paid to owners
0
homes flooded more than once
$63K
average claim
of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Iberville Parish.
Disasters

10 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Maringouin

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

  1. 2026Tropical Storm Arthur31 households applied for aid$172K aid approved
  2. 2021Hurricane Ida551 households applied for aid$366K aid approved
  3. 2021Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding6 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
  4. 2016Severe Storms and Flooding138 households applied for aid$83K aid approved
  5. 2012Hurricane Isaac83 households applied for aid$76K aid approved
  6. 2008Hurricane Gustav705 households applied for aid$1.2M aid approved$56K to the Town of Maringouin for repairs
Show all 10
  1. 2005Hurricane Rita1 households applied for aid$791 aid approved
  2. 2005Hurricane Katrina445 households applied for aid$428K aid approved$1K to the Town of Maringouin for repairs
  3. 2004Severe Storms and Flooding162 households applied for aid$90K aid approved
  4. 2002Hurricane Lili$3K to the Town of Maringouin for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in MaringouinIberville Parish only

Iberville Parish has had 34 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then floods.

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Get ready for what Maringouin faces

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

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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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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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 →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Maringouin

Does Maringouin flood?

Flood insurance has paid 8 claims in Maringouin since 1979, $501K in all.

Is Maringouin 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 Iberville Parish, 21% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 10.2% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Maringouin?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Maringouin’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 Maringouin?

By FEMA money that reached Maringouin, Hurricane Gustav (2008): 705 households applied for aid, $1.2M approved, and $56K to the Town of Maringouin for repairs.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Maringouin.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Maringouin’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.