Bayou Corne, LA
Bayou Corne wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Bayou Corne at the 17th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 178 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bayou Corne's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 18th percentile nationally.
Bayou Corne's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Bayou Corne's buildings (68%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Bayou Corne ranks
Bayou Corne's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (15th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (17th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bayou Corne ranks 26,029 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,714 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 413 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bayou Corne
At the 17th national percentile, Bayou Corne rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Bayou Corne (68% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Bayou Corne's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 178 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bayou Corne. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bayou Corne's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.