DR-1786-LA · Major disaster declaration
Hurricane Gustav
Declared for Louisiana on Sep 2, 2008, covering 64 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 53 of them.
Sep 2, 2008declared
64areas designated
53open to household applications
$710.6Mpublic 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 | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Allen Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Ascension Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Assumption Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Avoyelles Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Beauregard Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| 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 | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Caldwell Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cameron Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Catahoula Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Claiborne Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Concordia Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| De Soto Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| East Carroll Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| East Feliciana Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Evangeline Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Franklin Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Grant Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Iberia Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Iberville Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Jackson Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Jefferson Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| LaSalle Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Lafayette Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Lafourche Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Lincoln Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Livingston Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Madison Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Morehouse Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Natchitoches Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Orleans Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Ouachita Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Plaquemines Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Rapides Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Red River Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Richland Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Sabine Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| St. Bernard Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| St. Charles Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| St. Helena Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| St. James Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| St. Landry Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| St. Martin Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| St. Mary Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| St. Tammany Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Tensas Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Terrebonne Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Union Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Vermilion Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Vernon Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Washington Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Webster Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| West Carroll Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| West Feliciana Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Winn Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Dec 17, 2008 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2008 | Hurricane GustavEM-3289-LA · Emergency | Louisiana | No |
| Aug 29, 2008 | Hurricane GustavEM-3290-TX · Emergency | Texas | No |
| Aug 30, 2008 | Hurricane GustavEM-3292-AL · Emergency | Alabama | No |
| Aug 30, 2008 | Hurricane GustavEM-3291-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | No |
| Sep 10, 2008 | Hurricane GustavDR-1789-AL · Major disaster | Alabama | No |
| Sep 22, 2008 | Hurricane GustavDR-1794-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Nov 25, 2008 |
| Oct 27, 2008 | Hurricane GustavDR-1806-FL · Major disaster | Florida | No |
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