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Orleans Parish, Louisiana

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

Total declarations
39
1998 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$9.5B
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
648,213 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.

Buildings and Equipment$2.3B
Roads and Bridges$1.6B
Emergency Protective Measures$1.5B
Utilities$791.8M
Debris Removal$126.8M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$75.4M
Management Costs$22.7M
Water Control Facilities$5.0M
Total PA obligated$6.3B

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations648,213
IHP / household aid$3.1B
Housing assistance$2.0B
Other needs assistance$1.1B
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 2021Orleans Parish

HURRICANE IDA

DR-4611-LA · Aug 26, 2021 to Sep 3, 2021
$242.2MPA obligated
154,647Registrations
$219.9MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneJan 2021Orleans Parish

HURRICANE ZETA

DR-4577-LA · Oct 26, 2020 to Oct 29, 2020
$8.8MPA obligated
6,847Registrations
$4.5MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2020Orleans Parish

HURRICANE LAURA

DR-4559-LA · Aug 22, 2020 to Aug 27, 2020
$20.6MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Orleans Parish

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4484-LA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$412.9MPA obligated
668Registrations
$3.2MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Orleans Parish

COVID-19

EM-3459-LA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneAug 2019Orleans Parish

HURRICANE BARRY

DR-4458-LA · Jul 10, 2019 to Jul 15, 2019
$6.5MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2012Orleans Parish

HURRICANE ISAAC

DR-4080-LA · Aug 26, 2012 to Sep 10, 2012
$34.9MPA obligated
51,187Registrations
$15.4MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2008Orleans Parish

HURRICANE IKE

DR-1792-LA · Sep 11, 2008 to Nov 7, 2008
$53KPA obligated
652Registrations
$431KHousehold aid
IA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2008Orleans Parish

HURRICANE GUSTAV

DR-1786-LA · Sep 1, 2008 to Sep 11, 2008
$46.6MPA obligated
59,587Registrations
$7.5MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2005Orleans Parish

HURRICANE RITA

DR-1607-LA · Sep 23, 2005 to Nov 1, 2005
$3.4MPA obligated
17Registrations
$2KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2005Orleans Parish

HURRICANE KATRINA

DR-1603-LA · Aug 29, 2005 to Nov 1, 2005
$5.5BPA obligated
365,889Registrations
$2.9BHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2004Orleans Parish

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1548-LA · Sep 13, 2004 to Sep 26, 2004
$2.5MPA obligated
4,924Registrations
$1.4MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneOct 2002Orleans Parish

HURRICANE LILI

DR-1437-LA · Oct 1, 2002 to Oct 16, 2002
$2.8MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms