Hazards and emergency information in Louisiana
Evacuation zones, hazard plans, shelters, and disaster help.
Louisiana floodplain and flood maps
Louisiana's floodplain program: the flood maps, the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water, and who runs the program locally.
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- Louisiana coastal and shoreline rulesLouisiana's coast: the coastal use permit, land loss and restoration projects, and what the state requires for work in the coastal zone.
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- Louisiana Geological SurveyLouisiana geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
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- Louisiana hurricane evacuation guideLouisiana's preparedness guide with the state evacuation map (Phase I, II and III areas) and the southeast Louisiana contraflow map. Louisiana evacuates by pha…
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- U.S. wildfire risk mapType a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires,…
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- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane …
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- U.S. landslide mapInteractive national map of known landslides and how susceptible the ground is to landslides. It is a broad screening map, not a site-specific assessment.
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- Southern wildfire risk mapOpen the Southern Wildfire Risk Explorer map to see wildfire risk for a place in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North C…
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About hazards and emergency information
Emergency management agencies publish evacuation zones, hazard mitigation plans, shelter information, dam and pipeline data, and post-disaster assistance programs.