Acadia Parish, LA Roof Snow Load - 0 psf
Acadia Parish, LA: your roof's ASCE 7 snow number, in plain English
Acadia Parish's roofs are built to hold 0 psf of snow, the ASCE 7-22 figure a permit reviewer checks first.
In depth, not weight: that's roughly 0 inches of fresh, light snow, 0 inches of old, settled snow, or as little as 0 inches of solid ice - snow that heavy is rare here but ice from a freeze-thaw cycle adds up far faster than the depth suggests. Snow load is not a factor in roof design here at all; the ground snow load figure maps to zero.
Acadia Parish, LA: quick facts
- Design roof snow load0 psf
- Ground snow load, ASCE 7 map0 psf
- National rank#2,602 of 2,758
- Louisiana rank#45 of 64
- Population56,604
- Annual snowfall, NOAA normal0 in.
- FIPS22001
Acadia Parish by the numbers
Nationally that's #2,602 out of 2,758 rated counties, the top 94%; within Louisiana alone, Acadia Parish ranks #45 of 64. That's 2.4 psf below Louisiana's own county-average design load of 2.4 psf.
Acadia Parish, FIPS 22001, is home to 56,604 people near 30.2915°N 92.411°W. Its 0 psf ground snow load figure is the map value; 0 psf is what a roof is actually designed for.
Acadia Parish's snowfall, most winters
0 in. a year: that's Acadia Parish's NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, measured at EUNICE, LA US (13.9 mi away). See the density guide.
Before you rely on Acadia Parish's number
Treat the Acadia Parish figure as a starting point, not a final answer: it assumes standard occupancy, a heated structure and a moderately sheltered site, per ASCE 7-22's own defaults. Exposed terrain, an unheated building or a steeper roof all shift the real number.
For a real application, skip the county number and go straight to the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool - enter your coordinates and it returns a site-specific figure a plan reviewer will recognize. Details: the calculation guide.