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Disaster detail

HURRICANE KATRINA

DR-1603-LA affected Acadia Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1603-LA
Declared
Aug 29, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$496K
Project obligations
Registrations
770
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$490K
Buildings and Equipment$6K
Total PA obligated$496K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$696K
Renter-approved dollars$966K
Intake IHP dollars$3.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.9M
Tracked registrations770
About this declaration

What DR-1603-LA means

DR-1603-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Acadia Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Aug 29, 2005 through Nov 1, 2005. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Acadia Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.