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SEVERE WINTER STORMS

DR-4590-LA affected Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Ice Storm
DR-4590-LA
Declared
Mar 9, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$398K
Project obligations
Registrations
651
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$144K
Buildings and Equipment$136K
Emergency Protective Measures$98K
Management Costs$21K
Total PA obligated$398K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$253K
Renter-approved dollars$302K
Intake IHP dollars$1.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations651
About this declaration

What DR-4590-LA means

DR-4590-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Feb 11, 2021 through Feb 19, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe ice storm.

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 Ouachita Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.