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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4263-LA affected Jackson 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
$1.0M
Project obligations
Registrations
155
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$646K
Roads and Bridges$352K
Emergency Protective Measures$21K
Buildings and Equipment$12K
Debris Removal$4K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$551
Total PA obligated$1.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$125K
Renter-approved dollars$4K
Intake IHP dollars$257K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations155
About this declaration

What DR-4263-LA means

DR-4263-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jackson 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 Jackson Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.