Hurricane Edith
Declared for Louisiana on Oct 13, 1971, covering 21 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
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.
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 not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ascension Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Assumption Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Calcasieu Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cameron Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Evangeline Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Iberia Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Iberville Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lafayette Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Charles Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. James Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Landry Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Martin Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Mary Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Terrebonne Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Vermilion Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from Louisiana: every FEMA declaration in Louisiana.