DR-4559-LA · Major disaster declaration
Hurricane Laura
Declared for Louisiana on Aug 28, 2020, covering 64 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 21 of them.
Aug 28, 2020declared
64areas designated
21open to household applications
$3.2Bpublic 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 | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Allen Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Ascension Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Assumption Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Avoyelles Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Beauregard Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Bienville Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bossier Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Caddo Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Calcasieu Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Caldwell Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cameron Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| 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 not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Grant Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Iberia Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Iberville Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jackson Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Jefferson Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| LaSalle Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Lafayette Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lafourche Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lincoln Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Livingston Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Madison Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Morehouse Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Natchitoches Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Orleans Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ouachita Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Plaquemines Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Rapides Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Red River Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Richland Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sabine Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| 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 | Nov 27, 2020 |
| St. Martin Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Mary Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| St. Tammany Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Tangipahoa Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Tensas Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Terrebonne Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Union Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Vermilion Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Vernon Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Washington Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Webster Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| West Carroll Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| West Feliciana Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Winn Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Nov 27, 2020 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2020 | Hurricane LauraEM-3541-AR · Emergency | Arkansas | No |
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