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HURRICANE LAURA

DR-4559-LA affected Iberia Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4559-LA
Declared
Aug 28, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$915K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Management Costs$259K
Emergency Protective Measures$233K
Debris Removal$228K
Buildings and Equipment$196K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$119
Total PA obligated$915K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4559-LA means

DR-4559-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Iberia Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Aug 22, 2020 through Aug 27, 2020. 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 Iberia Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.