SEVERE WINTER STORMS

DR-4590-LA affected Calcasieu 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

Public assistance

$2.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,030

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$2.0M

Buildings and Equipment$291K

Management Costs$129K

Utilities$42K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$28K

Debris Removal$13K

Water Control Facilities$4K

Total PA obligated$2.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$442K

Renter-approved dollars$102K

Intake IHP dollars$1.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations1,030

About this declaration

What DR-4590-LA means

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