EM-3638-LA · Emergency declaration
Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Louisiana on Jan 24, 2026, covering 64 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
Jan 24, 2026declared
64areas designated
0open to household applications
$4.8Mpublic 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 an emergency declaration is
An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.
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 not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Allen Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ascension Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Assumption Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Avoyelles Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Beauregard Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bienville Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bossier Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Caddo Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Calcasieu Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Caldwell Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cameron Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Catahoula Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Claiborne Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Concordia Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| De Soto Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| East Carroll Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| East Feliciana Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Evangeline Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Franklin Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grant Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Iberia Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Iberville Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| LaSalle Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lafayette Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lafourche Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Livingston Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Morehouse Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Natchitoches Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Orleans Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ouachita Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Plaquemines Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rapides Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Red River Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Richland Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sabine Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Bernard Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Charles Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| St. Helena 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 | — |
| St. Tammany Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tangipahoa Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tensas Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Terrebonne Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Vermilion Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Vernon Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Webster Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| West Carroll Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| West Feliciana Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Winn Parish | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3632-SC · Emergency | South Carolina | No |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3631-VA · Emergency | Virginia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3636-AR · Emergency | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3642-GA · Emergency | Georgia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3641-IN · Emergency | Indiana | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3633-KY · Emergency | Kentucky | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3634-MD · Emergency | Maryland | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3640-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3637-NC · Emergency | North Carolina | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3635-TN · Emergency | Tennessee | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3639-WV · Emergency | West Virginia | No |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4899-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4898-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4900-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | No |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4908-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | No |
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