DR-1607-LA · Major disaster declaration
Hurricane Rita
Declared for Louisiana on Sep 24, 2005, covering 64 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 23 of them.
Sep 24, 2005declared
64areas designated
23open to household applications
$663.0Mpublic 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 declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Ascension Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Assumption Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Avoyelles Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Beauregard Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| 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 not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| East Carroll Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| East Feliciana Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Evangeline Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| 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 not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| 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 not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ouachita Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Plaquemines Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| 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 declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| St. Bernard Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Charles Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Helena Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. James Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Landry Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| 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 not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| 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 declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Washington Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| 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 not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Winn Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2005 | Hurricane RitaEM-3260-LA · Emergency | Louisiana | No |
| Sep 21, 2005 | Hurricane RitaEM-3261-TX · Emergency | Texas | No |
| Sep 24, 2005 | Hurricane RitaDR-1606-TX · Major disaster | Texas | Yesdeadline was Apr 10, 2006 |
More from Louisiana: every FEMA declaration in Louisiana.