List of Louisiana hurricanes

From 1851 to the present, at least 200 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to David Roth of the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC), a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about two times every three years, and a hurricane makes landfall once every 2.8 years.

The most intense storm to make landfall in the state in terms of barometric pressure is Hurricane Katrina of 2005 which is also tied with Hurricane Harvey of 2017 as the costliest hurricane in the Atlantic basin. The deadliest hurricane in the state was the 1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane, which killed an estimated 2000 people. The 2020 hurricane season saw the most landfalling tropical cyclones in a single season with five total storms. In terms of wind speed, Hurricane Camille was the strongest storm to affect the state, producing maximum sustained winds above 160 mph (260 km/h), equivalent to Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale.

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