DR-1603-LA · Major disaster declaration
Hurricane Katrina
Declared for Louisiana on Aug 29, 2005, covering 64 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 31 of them.
Aug 29, 2005declared
64areas designated
31open to household applications
$13.6Bpublic 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Allen Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ascension Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Assumption Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Avoyelles Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Beauregard Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bienville Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bossier Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Caddo Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Calcasieu Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Caldwell Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cameron Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Catahoula Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Claiborne Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Concordia Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| De Soto Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| East Carroll Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| East Feliciana Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Evangeline Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Grant Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Iberia Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Iberville Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Jackson Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Jefferson Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| LaSalle Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lafayette Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Lafourche Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Lincoln Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Livingston Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Madison Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Morehouse Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Natchitoches Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Orleans Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Ouachita Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Plaquemines Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Rapides Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Red River Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Richland Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sabine Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Bernard Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| St. Charles Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| St. Helena Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| St. James Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| St. Landry Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Martin Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| St. Mary Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| St. Tammany Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Tensas Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Terrebonne Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Union Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Vermilion Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Vernon Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Washington Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Webster Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| West Carroll Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| West Feliciana Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Winn Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2005 | Hurricane KatrinaEM-3212-LA · Emergency | Louisiana | No |
| Aug 28, 2005 | Hurricane KatrinaEM-3214-AL · Emergency | Alabama | No |
| Aug 28, 2005 | Hurricane KatrinaDR-1602-FL · Major disaster | Florida | No |
| Aug 28, 2005 | Hurricane KatrinaEM-3213-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | No |
| Aug 29, 2005 | Hurricane KatrinaDR-1605-AL · Major disaster | Alabama | Yesdeadline was Mar 11, 2006 |
| Aug 29, 2005 | Hurricane KatrinaDR-1604-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Apr 10, 2006 |
| Sep 10, 2005 | Hurricane KatrinaEM-3231-KY · Emergency | Kentucky | No |
| Sep 10, 2005 | Hurricane KatrinaEM-3235-PA · Emergency | Pennsylvania | No |
| Sep 13, 2005 | Hurricane KatrinaEM-3244-ID · Emergency | Idaho | No |
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