Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORMS

DR-4590-LA affected Caddo 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
$1.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
5,113
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.1M
Buildings and Equipment$391K
Management Costs$86K
Utilities$77K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$13K
Total PA obligated$1.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.7M
Renter-approved dollars$1.9M
Intake IHP dollars$7.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations5,113
About this declaration

What DR-4590-LA means

DR-4590-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Caddo 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 Caddo Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.