Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for Louisiana on Feb 22, 2013, covering 11 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 declared | — |
| Catahoula Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Concordia Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| East Carroll Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Evangeline Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Livingston Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Madison Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Landry Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Vermilion Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
More from Louisiana: every FEMA declaration in Louisiana.