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Disaster detail

HURRICANE RITA

DR-1607-LA affected Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1607-LA
Declared
Sep 24, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$1.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
4,572
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$973K
Emergency Protective Measures$493K
Utilities$69K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$45K
Buildings and Equipment$35K
Roads and Bridges$12K
Total PA obligated$1.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.7M
Renter-approved dollars$1.2M
Intake IHP dollars$5.8M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations4,572
About this declaration

What DR-1607-LA means

DR-1607-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Sep 23, 2005 through Nov 1, 2005. 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 Evangeline Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.