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SEVERE WINTER STORMS

DR-4590-LA affected Bossier Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Ice Storm
DR-4590-LA
Declared
Mar 9, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$540K
Project obligations
Registrations
712
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$355K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$108K
Management Costs$27K
Utilities$25K
Roads and Bridges$15K
Buildings and Equipment$10K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$464
Total PA obligated$540K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$247K
Renter-approved dollars$226K
Intake IHP dollars$946K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations712
About this declaration

What DR-4590-LA means

DR-4590-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bossier Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Feb 11, 2021 through Feb 19, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe ice storm.

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 Bossier Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.