Severe Storms & Flooding
Declared for Louisiana on May 2, 1979, covering 10 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ascension Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Assumption Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Catahoula Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Iberville Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| LaSalle Parish | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Livingston Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| St. Martin Parish | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| St. Tammany Parish | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1979 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-573-HI · Major disaster | Hawaii | Yes |
| Mar 24, 1979 | Severe Storms & FloodingEM-3075-FL · Emergency | Florida | Yes |
| Apr 30, 1979 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-583-IL · Major disaster | Illinois | Yes |
| Apr 30, 1979 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-582-MN · Major disaster | Minnesota | Yes |
| Jun 14, 1979 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-587-TX · Major disaster | Texas | Yes |
| Jun 15, 1979 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-588-KS · Major disaster | Kansas | Yes |
| Jul 31, 1979 | Severe Storms & FloodingDR-596-IN · Major disaster | Indiana | Yes |
More from Louisiana: every FEMA declaration in Louisiana.