Current Drought Conditions for Louisiana - May 26, 2026
Louisiana Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 58% (30,495 square miles) of Louisiana is under active drought conditions, with an additional 17% (9,112 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Louisiana: 19.5% (10,237 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 24.1% (12,640 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 14.5% (7,618 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current Louisiana drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 9,112 | 17.4% | 17.4% |
| Moderate Drought | 10,237 | 19.5% | 19.5% |
| Severe Drought | 12,640 | 24.1% | 24.1% |
| Extreme Drought | 7,618 | 14.5% | 14.5% |
Louisiana Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Louisiana
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Angie | Abnormally Dry |
| Athens | Extreme Drought |
| Bienville | Severe Drought |
| Boothville | Severe Drought |
| Calhoun | Severe Drought |
| Castor | Severe Drought |
| Cheneyville | Moderate Drought |
| Claiborne | Severe Drought |
| Collinston | Severe Drought |
| Downsville | Extreme Drought |
| Doyline | Extreme Drought |
| Eastwood | Extreme Drought |
| Elton | Abnormally Dry |
| Empire | Severe Drought |
| Erath | Abnormally Dry |
| Eros | Severe Drought |
| Fenton | Abnormally Dry |
| Ferriday | Moderate Drought |
| Fisher | Extreme Drought |
| Florien | Extreme Drought |
| Gibsland | Severe Drought |
| Gillis | Abnormally Dry |
| Gloster | Extreme Drought |
| Golden Meadow | Severe Drought |
| Greenwood | Severe Drought |
| Hall Summit | Extreme Drought |
| Heflin | Severe Drought |
| Ida | Extreme Drought |
| Iowa | Abnormally Dry |
| Jamestown | Severe Drought |
| Joyce | Extreme Drought |
| Junction City | Extreme Drought |
| Kinder | Abnormally Dry |
| Lakeview | Severe Drought |
| Lecompte | Moderate Drought |
| Lisbon | Extreme Drought |
| Longstreet | Severe Drought |
| Longville | Moderate Drought |
| Mangham | Severe Drought |
| Mansura | Moderate Drought |
| Marion | Extreme Drought |
| Merryville | Moderate Drought |
| Morganza | Abnormally Dry |
| Newellton | Moderate Drought |
| Noble | Moderate Drought |
| Oakdale | Moderate Drought |
| Pine Prairie | Moderate Drought |
| Plain Dealing | Extreme Drought |
| Prien | Abnormally Dry |
| Raceland | Moderate Drought |
| Red Chute | Extreme Drought |
| Rodessa | Extreme Drought |
| Rosepine | Abnormally Dry |
| Sarepta | Extreme Drought |
| Sikes | Severe Drought |
| Simmesport | Moderate Drought |
| Simsboro | Extreme Drought |
| Singer | Moderate Drought |
| Spokane | Moderate Drought |
| Springhill | Extreme Drought |
| Starks | Moderate Drought |
| Vienna | Severe Drought |
| Vinton | Moderate Drought |
| Zwolle | Severe Drought |
| Dixie Inn | Extreme Drought |
| Fort Jesup | Extreme Drought |
| Lucky | Severe Drought |
| Presquille | Severe Drought |
| East Hodge | Severe Drought |
| Ridgecrest | Moderate Drought |
| Avondale | Moderate Drought |
| Banks Springs | Severe Drought |
| Barataria | Moderate Drought |
| Baskin | Severe Drought |
| Bawcomville | Severe Drought |
| Belle Chasse | Moderate Drought |
| Bernice | Extreme Drought |
| Blanchard | Severe Drought |
| Bogalusa | Abnormally Dry |
| Bordelonville | Moderate Drought |
| Bourg | Severe Drought |
| Bridge City | Moderate Drought |
| Carlyss | Abnormally Dry |
| Chackbay | Moderate Drought |
| Converse | Severe Drought |
| Cotton Valley | Extreme Drought |
| Cullen | Extreme Drought |
| Delhi | Severe Drought |
| Delta | Severe Drought |
| Edgefield | Extreme Drought |
| Elizabeth | Abnormally Dry |
| Evergreen | Moderate Drought |
| Fifth Ward | Moderate Drought |
| Fordoche | Abnormally Dry |
| Forest | Severe Drought |
| Galliano | Severe Drought |
| Gilbert | Severe Drought |
| Gilliam | Extreme Drought |
| Hackberry | Abnormally Dry |
| Hornbeck | Severe Drought |
| Hosston | Extreme Drought |
| Jeanerette | Abnormally Dry |
| Kaplan | Abnormally Dry |
| Kilbourne | Extreme Drought |
| Lockport Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Mamou | Abnormally Dry |
| Martin | Extreme Drought |
| Midway | Extreme Drought |
| Minorca | Moderate Drought |
| Moss Bluff | Abnormally Dry |
| Natchez | Extreme Drought |
| Norwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Oil City | Extreme Drought |
| Oretta | Moderate Drought |
| Pioneer | Severe Drought |
| Plaucheville | Moderate Drought |
| Schriever | Moderate Drought |
| Shongaloo | Extreme Drought |
| Simpson | Moderate Drought |
| Spearsville | Extreme Drought |
| Stonewall | Severe Drought |
| Varnado | Abnormally Dry |
| Vivian | Extreme Drought |
| Wisner | Severe Drought |
| Prospect | Severe Drought |
| Tullos | Extreme Drought |
| Estelle | Moderate Drought |
| River Ridge | Moderate Drought |
| Jefferson | Moderate Drought |
| Ashland | Severe Drought |
| Ball | Severe Drought |
| Calvin | Severe Drought |
| Georgetown | Extreme Drought |
| Glenmora | Moderate Drought |
| Goldonna | Severe Drought |
| Haynesville | Extreme Drought |
| Lillie | Extreme Drought |
| McNary | Moderate Drought |
| Rock Hill | Severe Drought |
| Saline | Severe Drought |
| Lakeshore | Severe Drought |
| Richwood | Severe Drought |
| Richmond | Severe Drought |
| Point Place | Extreme Drought |
| Vienna Bend | Extreme Drought |
| Hessmer | Moderate Drought |
| Anacoco | Moderate Drought |
| Atlanta | Severe Drought |
| Basile | Abnormally Dry |
| Belcher | Extreme Drought |
| Belmont | Extreme Drought |
| Bonita | Extreme Drought |
| Bossier City | Extreme Drought |
| Boyce | Moderate Drought |
| Brownsville | Severe Drought |
| Bunkie | Moderate Drought |
| Campti | Extreme Drought |
| Center Point | Moderate Drought |
| Chataignier | Abnormally Dry |
| Chatham | Severe Drought |
| Chauvin | Severe Drought |
| Choudrant | Severe Drought |
| Clarence | Extreme Drought |
| Clarks | Severe Drought |
| Cottonport | Moderate Drought |
| Cut Off | Severe Drought |
| DeQuincy | Moderate Drought |
| Delcambre | Abnormally Dry |
| Dodson | Severe Drought |
| Dry Prong | Severe Drought |
| Dubach | Extreme Drought |
| Dubberly | Extreme Drought |
| Dulac | Severe Drought |
| Epps | Severe Drought |
| Forest Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Frierson | Extreme Drought |
| Grambling | Extreme Drought |
| Grand Cane | Severe Drought |
| Gray | Moderate Drought |
| Grayson | Severe Drought |
| Harvey | Moderate Drought |
| Haughton | Extreme Drought |
| Hayes | Abnormally Dry |
| Iota | Abnormally Dry |
| Jonesville | Severe Drought |
| Labadieville | Moderate Drought |
| Lacassine | Abnormally Dry |
| Larose | Severe Drought |
| Lockport | Moderate Drought |
| Logansport | Severe Drought |
| Mathews | Moderate Drought |
| Mer Rouge | Severe Drought |
| Metairie | Moderate Drought |
| Montegut | Severe Drought |
| Montgomery | Severe Drought |
| Mooringsport | Severe Drought |
| Moreauville | Moderate Drought |
| New Llano | Abnormally Dry |
| Olla | Extreme Drought |
| Pierre Part | Abnormally Dry |
| Pineville | Moderate Drought |
| Pitkin | Abnormally Dry |
| Pleasant Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Pollock | Severe Drought |
| Powhatan | Extreme Drought |
| Provencal | Extreme Drought |
| Quitman | Severe Drought |
| Reddell | Abnormally Dry |
| Reeves | Moderate Drought |
| Ringgold | Severe Drought |
| Roanoke | Abnormally Dry |
| Robeline | Extreme Drought |
| Sibley | Extreme Drought |
| Sicily Island | Severe Drought |
| Stanley | Severe Drought |
| Start | Severe Drought |
| Sterlington | Severe Drought |
| Sugartown | Abnormally Dry |
| Sulphur | Abnormally Dry |
| Supreme | Moderate Drought |
| Swartz | Severe Drought |
| Turkey Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Urania | Extreme Drought |
| Waterproof | Moderate Drought |
| Welsh | Abnormally Dry |
| West Monroe | Severe Drought |
| Westlake | Abnormally Dry |
| Westwego | Moderate Drought |
| Woodworth | Moderate Drought |
| Paincourtville | Abnormally Dry |
| North Hodge | Severe Drought |
| Choctaw | Moderate Drought |
| Buras | Severe Drought |
| Clayton | Moderate Drought |
| Kenner | Moderate Drought |
| Lafitte | Moderate Drought |
| Marrero | Moderate Drought |
| Monterey | Moderate Drought |
| Port Sulphur | Severe Drought |
| Triumph | Severe Drought |
| Venice | Severe Drought |
| Waggaman | Moderate Drought |
| Abita Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Ama | Moderate Drought |
| Amelia | Moderate Drought |
| Arabi | Moderate Drought |
| Baldwin | Abnormally Dry |
| Bayou Gauche | Moderate Drought |
| Bayou Vista | Moderate Drought |
| Berwick | Moderate Drought |
| Boutte | Moderate Drought |
| Charenton | Abnormally Dry |
| Des Allemands | Moderate Drought |
| Destrehan | Moderate Drought |
| Eunice | Abnormally Dry |
| Garyville | Abnormally Dry |
| Glencoe | Abnormally Dry |
| Gramercy | Abnormally Dry |
| Killona | Moderate Drought |
| Krotz Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Lacombe | Abnormally Dry |
| Laplace | Moderate Drought |
| Lawtell | Abnormally Dry |
| Luling | Moderate Drought |
| Lutcher | Abnormally Dry |
| Madisonville | Abnormally Dry |
| Mandeville | Abnormally Dry |
| Melville | Abnormally Dry |
| Montz | Moderate Drought |
| Morgan City | Moderate Drought |
| New Sarpy | Moderate Drought |
| Norco | Moderate Drought |
| Palmetto | Abnormally Dry |
| Paradis | Moderate Drought |
| Patterson | Moderate Drought |
| Paulina | Abnormally Dry |
| Pearl River | Abnormally Dry |
| Port Barre | Abnormally Dry |
| Poydras | Moderate Drought |
| Reserve | Abnormally Dry |
| Siracusaville | Moderate Drought |
| Slidell | Abnormally Dry |
| Sun | Abnormally Dry |
| Violet | Moderate Drought |
| Wallace | Abnormally Dry |
| Washington | Abnormally Dry |
| Abbeville | Abnormally Dry |
| Alexandria | Moderate Drought |
| Arcadia | Extreme Drought |
| Bastrop | Severe Drought |
| Benton | Extreme Drought |
| Cameron | Abnormally Dry |
| Chalmette | Moderate Drought |
| Colfax | Severe Drought |
| Columbia | Severe Drought |
| Coushatta | Extreme Drought |
| Covington | Abnormally Dry |
| DeRidder | Abnormally Dry |
| Edgard | Abnormally Dry |
| Farmerville | Extreme Drought |
| Franklin | Abnormally Dry |
| Gretna | Moderate Drought |
| Hahnville | Moderate Drought |
| Harrisonburg | Extreme Drought |
| Homer | Extreme Drought |
| Houma | Severe Drought |
| Jena | Extreme Drought |
| Jennings | Abnormally Dry |
| Jonesboro | Severe Drought |
| Lake Charles | Abnormally Dry |
| Lake Providence | Extreme Drought |
| Leesville | Moderate Drought |
| Mansfield | Extreme Drought |
| Many | Extreme Drought |
| Marksville | Moderate Drought |
| Minden | Extreme Drought |
| Monroe | Severe Drought |
| Napoleonville | Abnormally Dry |
| Natchitoches | Extreme Drought |
| New Orleans | Moderate Drought |
| New Roads | Abnormally Dry |
| Oak Grove | Extreme Drought |
| Oberlin | Abnormally Dry |
| Opelousas | Abnormally Dry |
| Rayville | Severe Drought |
| Ruston | Severe Drought |
| Shreveport | Extreme Drought |
| Sorrel | Abnormally Dry |
| Tallulah | Severe Drought |
| Thibodaux | Moderate Drought |
| Vidalia | Moderate Drought |
| Ville Platte | Abnormally Dry |
| Winnfield | Severe Drought |
| Winnsboro | Severe Drought |
| Jean Lafitte | Moderate Drought |
| Elmwood | Moderate Drought |
| Bayou Cane | Severe Drought |
| Eden Isle | Abnormally Dry |
| Timberlane | Moderate Drought |