Blog · October 14, 2026 · Louisiana
The Catahoula Parish Flood Zone Map: a Louisiana guide
FEMA's free flood maps and the Catahoula Parish parcel viewer, used together for property near Sicily Island.
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The Catahoula Parish flood zone map question tends to arrive at a bad moment: a lender's letter, an insurance quote, or a permit counter in Jonesville. For any tract in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, the answer affects insurance, permits and resale.
We'll cover finding a Catahoula Parish address on FEMA's map, what Zone A, AE and X mean, how the parish viewer fits in, and what to do if the map looks wrong.
Where to see the official Catahoula Parish flood zone map
The authoritative source for a Catahoula Parish flood zone map is FEMA, so begin at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. Download the FIRM panel FEMA lists as effective for that part of Catahoula Parish. For an irregular lot near Harrisonburg, FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer draws the zones over aerial imagery; zoom to the piece of ground near Harrisonburg and click. Then open the Catahoula Parish parcel viewer for Catahoula Parish to confirm the parcel near Sicily Island. The Catahoula Parish record gives the parcel number and legal description that an insurer or lender near Sicily Island may ask for.
Search Catahoula Parish parcels by owner, address or ID
The parish's own public map is the Catahoula Parish parcel viewer, and it opens without an account for parcels in Jonesville and the rest of the parish. Most people locate their Catahoula Parish tract fastest by searching an address in Harrisonburg, then clicking the outline. If the official address for the Catahoula Parish, LA map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Jonesville and the rest of the parish.
Near the Catahoula Parish line
Catahoula Parish borders Avoyelles Parish, Caldwell Parish, Concordia Parish, Franklin Parish, and LaSalle Parish, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our Louisiana page links each map neighboring Catahoula Parish.
Catahoula Parish land records
The parcel layer for Catahoula Parish points back to recorded deeds and plats, kept by the parish's recording office (its title varies by state). A deed book and page or instrument number on the parish record is the fastest way to order the document for a lot in Harrisonburg.
What the flood zone letters mean
On the FIRM covering Catahoula Parish, zones that start with A or V are Special Flood Hazard Areas, defined by a 1-percent annual chance of being flooded. A surveyor working near Sicily Island uses the base flood elevation printed for AE zones; unnumbered A zones do not have one. Shaded Zone X around Sicily Island falls between the base flood and the 500-year flood. Clear, unshaded X near Sicily Island is outside the 500-year floodplain.
Waterfront parcels near Harrisonburg
Parcels touching Larto Lake deserve a FEMA check before anything else in the parish. Waterfront and bottomland parcels near Sicily Island commonly carry a zone along one edge, so check where the buildable part sits. A low spot on a Catahoula Parish tract outside any mapped zone, which is why it is worth walking the ground after a heavy rain.
Insurance, permits and map changes
Lenders watch the zone closely on Catahoula Parish properties. When a structure near Harrisonburg falls inside an A or V zone and is financed by a regulated or federally insured lender, the lender must require flood coverage under the Flood Disaster Protection Act, wherever the community joins the NFIP. In Zone X near Sicily Island, federal rules do not require a policy, though a lender in Louisiana can still ask for it. Where a structure near Sicily Island looks higher than the shading suggests, the titleholder can ask FEMA for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA); a surveyor near Harrisonburg can supply the elevation data. Placing fill on low ground near Sicily Island commonly requires a permit and an elevation check, so call the parish or the town office in Sicily Island before work starts.
Towns and land across Catahoula Parish
Town lots cluster around Harrisonburg, the parish seat, and Jonesville and Sicily Island. Smaller places such as Wallace Ridge, Aimwell, and Enterprise appear on the Catahoula Parish map as little clusters of lots. Roughly 708 square miles of land and about 8,414 residents (2023 estimate) make up Catahoula Parish. Beyond the town lots in Harrisonburg, expect big rural parcels across the parish. With a founding date of 1808, Catahoula Parish has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Quick answers for Catahoula Parish
Where can I see flood zones for land near Jonesville?
Look it up at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, then match the parcel lines in the parish parcel viewer; for land near Jonesville, a zone starting with A or V is high risk.
What is a base flood elevation for a Catahoula Parish property?
Near Jonesville, the base flood elevation marks how high the 100-year flood is expected to rise, and a surveyor compares the building near Sicily Island to it.
What does Zone AE mean on a Catahoula Parish flood map?
For a Catahoula Parish parcel, Zone AE means a Special Flood Hazard Area with a 1-percent annual chance of flooding and a published base flood elevation.
What does 100-year flood mean for Catahoula Parish land?
Not at all; a Catahoula Parish tract in that zone carries a 1-in-100 chance in any single year, not a once-a-century schedule.
Where do I get an elevation certificate in Catahoula Parish?
Hire a licensed land surveyor or engineer who works in Catahoula Parish; ask the local floodplain office first in case one exists.
Open the official Catahoula Parish, LA parcel map Catahoula Parish in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.