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DR-1786-LA affected Orleans Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1786-LA
Declared
Sep 2, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$46.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
59,587
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$31.7M
Buildings and Equipment$7.4M
Debris Removal$6.0M
Roads and Bridges$989K
Water Control Facilities$376K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$103K
Utilities$12K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$923
Total PA obligated$46.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.8M
Renter-approved dollars$4.7M
Intake IHP dollars$14.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations59,587
About this declaration

What DR-1786-LA means

DR-1786-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Orleans Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Sep 1, 2008 through Sep 11, 2008. 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 Orleans Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.