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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4263-LA affected Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4263-LA
Declared
Mar 13, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$629K
Project obligations
Registrations
396
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$311K
Utilities$250K
Buildings and Equipment$37K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$18K
Debris Removal$10K
Emergency Protective Measures$3K
Total PA obligated$629K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$453K
Renter-approved dollars$95K
Intake IHP dollars$1.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations396
About this declaration

What DR-4263-LA means

DR-4263-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Mar 8, 2016 through Apr 8, 2016. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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