Skip to content
Flood Figures

ZIP 70518 flood insurance data

Computed from OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Policies (v2) and OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2). Policy data as of June 1, 2026; claims recorded through June 1, 2026.

As of June 1, 2026, 1,176 NFIP flood insurance policies are in force in ZIP 70518 (Broussard, LA), with 391 flood claims recorded since 1978.

Policies & premiums

Policies in force
1,176
Median annual premium
$788
premium only
Median annual cost
$1,022
premium + fees & surcharges
Mean annual premium
$868
premium only
Policies in SFHA zones
31.4%
zones A, AE, AH, AO, V, VE
Building coverage in force
$274,399,000
Contents coverage in force
$100,426,000

"Premium" is the policy premium alone; "cost" adds federal fees and surcharges. In-force counts are an approximation derived from policy effective, termination, and cancellation dates — see methodology.

Flood zones of insured properties

NFIP policies in ZIP 70518 by rated flood zone
Policies Share Share bar
X 804 68.4%
AE 192 16.3%
A 180 15.3%

Distribution of insured properties by the flood zone used in their policy rating — not a map of land area. Numbered zones (A1–A30, V1–V30) and Zones B and C appear on older FEMA map panels; B and C correspond to today's shaded and unshaded Zone X.

What the policies cover

NFIP policies in ZIP 70518 by occupancy type
Policies Share Share bar
Single-family homes 1,017 86.5%
Non-residential buildings 130 11.1%
Mobile homes 19 1.6%
Multi-unit buildings 9 0.8%
Units in multi-unit buildings 1 0.1%

Claims history since 1978

Claims since 1978
391
Total paid
$12,965,947
Paid on buildings
$10,762,306
Paid on contents
$2,203,641
NFIP claims filed per year in ZIP 70518, 1978–2026. Rust bars mark the top loss years by dollars paid (also listed below).
Claims by year (data table)
YearClaimsPaid
1979 26 $43,733
1980 5 $7,977
1982 2 $677
1983 1 $0
1984 12 $60,236
1985 2 $0
1986 1 $2,312
1987 1 $0
1988 1 $1,314
1989 4 $9,570
1993 6 $18,721
1995 4 $8,286
1996 3 $19,013
1999 1 $3,711
2001 66 $1,439,912
2002 2 $9,806
2003 2 $0
2004 3 $65,513
2005 7 $23,765
2006 11 $281,155
2007 1 $0
2008 2 $45,080
2015 3 $90,755
2016 164 $8,032,972
2017 11 $386,708
2018 1 $223,320
2019 4 $51,277
2020 4 $15,871
2021 8 $408,087
2025 33 $1,716,175

Years with no recorded claims are omitted from the table.

Top loss years by dollars paid

Year Claims Paid
2016 164 $8,032,972
2025 33 $1,716,175
2001 66 $1,439,912

Related pages