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Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

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

Total declarations
44
1965 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$66.1M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
23,253 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4900
Feb 18, 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$7.1M
Debris Removal$7.1M
Water Control Facilities$3.7M
Utilities$1.8M
Buildings and Equipment$1.7M
Roads and Bridges$1.4M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$402K
Management Costs$357K
Total PA obligated$23.7M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations23,253
IHP / household aid$42.5M
Housing assistance$26.2M
Other needs assistance$16.3M
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 2021Ouachita Parish

HURRICANE IDA

DR-4611-LA · Aug 26, 2021 to Sep 3, 2021
$108KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2020Ouachita Parish

HURRICANE LAURA

DR-4559-LA · Aug 22, 2020 to Aug 27, 2020
$6.2MPA obligated
8,997Registrations
$5.2MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Ouachita Parish

COVID-19

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

FLOODING

DR-4462-LA · May 10, 2019 to Jul 24, 2019
$643KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2008Ouachita Parish

HURRICANE GUSTAV

DR-1786-LA · Sep 1, 2008 to Sep 11, 2008
$2.0MPA obligated
2,306Registrations
$4.1MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2004Ouachita Parish

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1548-LA · Sep 13, 2004 to Sep 26, 2004
$4KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneOct 2002Ouachita Parish

HURRICANE LILI

DR-1437-LA · Oct 1, 2002 to Oct 16, 2002
$197KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
FloodFeb 1974Ouachita Parish

FLOODING

DR-418-LA · Feb 23, 1974
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms