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Based on FEMA public data, DE SOTO, LA is

MILDLY FUCKED

De Soto, LA gets a calibrated report score of 44 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 42/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: extreme heat, wildfire & smoke, drought.

44/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 42/100 (Very Low)

Top reasons

  • Extreme heat
  • Wildfire & smoke
  • Drought

Disaster receipts

33 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for De Soto, LA, 1991-2026. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Hurricane17Severe Storm4Biological2Coastal Storm2

Most recent

  • 2026 Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
  • 2026 Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
  • 2024 HurricaneTROPICAL STORM FRANCINE

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

The FEMA score for extreme heat is 82/100 here, so this is a front-page concern, not a footnote.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

Look at heat-island maps, AC burden, outage history, and whether local cooling centers are actually reachable.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 71063.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.