Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4277-LA affected Iberville Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4277-LA
Declared
Aug 14, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$922K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,043
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$635K
Roads and Bridges$115K
Debris Removal$103K
Buildings and Equipment$70K
Total PA obligated$922K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.1M
Renter-approved dollars$132K
Intake IHP dollars$2.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations1,043
About this declaration

What DR-4277-LA means

DR-4277-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Iberville Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Aug 11, 2016 through Aug 31, 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 Iberville Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.