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Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Jefferson Parish.

Total declarations
50
1965 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$2.7B
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
612,029 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-3638
Jan 24, 2026
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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Emergency Protective Measures$412.9M
Buildings and Equipment$311.1M
Debris Removal$225.0M
Roads and Bridges$112.9M
Utilities$75.8M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$40.9M
Management Costs$25.2M
Water Control Facilities$16.1M
Total PA obligated$1.2B

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations612,029
IHP / household aid$1.5B
Housing assistance$1.2B
Other needs assistance$315.6M
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

HurricaneAug 2021Jefferson Parish

HURRICANE IDA

DR-4611-LA · Aug 26, 2021 to Sep 3, 2021
$563.3MPA obligated
167,119Registrations
$241.3MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneJan 2021Jefferson Parish

HURRICANE ZETA

DR-4577-LA · Oct 26, 2020 to Oct 29, 2020
$16.8MPA obligated
4,529Registrations
$2.8MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Jefferson Parish

COVID-19

EM-3459-LA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneAug 2012Jefferson Parish

HURRICANE ISAAC

DR-4080-LA · Aug 26, 2012 to Sep 10, 2012
$27.9MPA obligated
59,292Registrations
$19.9MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2008Jefferson Parish

HURRICANE IKE

DR-1792-LA · Sep 11, 2008 to Nov 7, 2008
$12.9MPA obligated
3,404Registrations
$6.1MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2005Jefferson Parish

HURRICANE RITA

DR-1607-LA · Sep 23, 2005 to Nov 1, 2005
$1.4MPA obligated
24,087Registrations
$20.4MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2005Jefferson Parish

HURRICANE KATRINA

DR-1603-LA · Aug 29, 2005 to Nov 1, 2005
$518.8MPA obligated
275,746Registrations
$1.2BHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2004Jefferson Parish

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1548-LA · Sep 13, 2004 to Sep 26, 2004
$2.1MPA obligated
1,001Registrations
$316KHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneOct 2002Jefferson Parish

HURRICANE LILI

DR-1437-LA · Oct 1, 2002 to Oct 16, 2002
$2.7MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms