DR-1049-LA · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared for Louisiana on May 10, 1995, covering 12 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 12 of them.

May 10, 1995declared

12areas designated

12open to household applications

$0public assistance obligated so far

Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.

What a major disaster declaration is

A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

Area	Programs	Households could apply until
Ascension Parish	IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared	Yes
Ascension Parish	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Assumption Parish	IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared	Yes
Jefferson Parish	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Lafourche Parish	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
St. Bernard Parish	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
St. Charles Parish	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
St. James Parish	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
St. John the Baptist Parish	IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared	Yes
St. Tammany Parish	IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared	Yes
Tangipahoa Parish	IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared	Yes
Terrebonne Parish	IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared	Yes

Same event, other declarations

Declared	Declaration	Where	Hazard	Areas	Households can apply?
May 30, 1995	Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1053-IL · Major disaster	Illinois	Severe Storm	19	Yes
Jul 1, 1995	Severe Storms and FloodingDR-1059-VA · Major disaster	Virginia	Severe Storm	24	Yes

More from Louisiana: every FEMA declaration in Louisiana.