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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4277-LA affected Livingston 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
$166.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
29,984
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$91.2M
Emergency Protective Measures$41.9M
Debris Removal$24.0M
Utilities$7.0M
Roads and Bridges$1.6M
Emergency Work Donated Resources$431K
Water Control Facilities$157K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$39K
Total PA obligated$166.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$182.8M
Renter-approved dollars$26.9M
Intake IHP dollars$419.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations29,984
About this declaration

What DR-4277-LA means

DR-4277-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Livingston 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 Livingston Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.