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Disaster detail

HURRICANE RITA

DR-1607-LA affected Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1607-LA
Declared
Sep 24, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$21.0M
Project obligations
Registrations
14,758
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$19.4M
Debris Removal$713K
Utilities$687K
Buildings and Equipment$178K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$55K
Roads and Bridges$41K
Total PA obligated$21.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$17.2M
Renter-approved dollars$4.7M
Intake IHP dollars$44.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations14,758
About this declaration

What DR-1607-LA means

DR-1607-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Sep 23, 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 Beauregard Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.