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DR-1786-LA affected Concordia Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1786-LA
Declared
Sep 2, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$904K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,292
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$366K
Emergency Protective Measures$354K
Debris Removal$88K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$39K
Roads and Bridges$38K
Buildings and Equipment$18K
Total PA obligated$904K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.3M
Renter-approved dollars$223K
Intake IHP dollars$3.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations1,292
About this declaration

What DR-1786-LA means

DR-1786-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Concordia Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Sep 1, 2008 through Sep 11, 2008. 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 Concordia Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.