HURRICANE LAURA

DR-4559-LA affected Jefferson Davis 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

Public assistance

$788.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

6,986

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$516.8M

Emergency Protective Measures$217.4M

Buildings and Equipment$24.7M

Management Costs$20.4M

Debris Removal$8.2M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$490K

Roads and Bridges$115K

Total PA obligated$788.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$6.0M

Renter-approved dollars$1.3M

Intake IHP dollars$14.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations6,986

About this declaration

What DR-4559-LA means

DR-4559-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.