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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

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

Total declarations
45
1965 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$1.1B
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
41,634 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$526.5M
Emergency Protective Measures$160.7M
Debris Removal$111.1M
Water Control Facilities$63.5M
Utilities$41.0M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$38.5M
Roads and Bridges$7.8M
Management Costs$2.0M
Total PA obligated$951.2M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations41,634
IHP / household aid$168.5M
Housing assistance$117.4M
Other needs assistance$51.1M
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 2021Plaquemines Parish

HURRICANE IDA

DR-4611-LA · Aug 26, 2021 to Sep 3, 2021
$33.5MPA obligated
8,009Registrations
$18.1MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Plaquemines Parish

COVID-19

EM-3459-LA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodFeb 2016Plaquemines Parish

FLOODING

EM-3376-LA · Dec 28, 2015 to Feb 1, 2016
$98KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2008Plaquemines Parish

HURRICANE IKE

DR-1792-LA · Sep 11, 2008 to Nov 7, 2008
$22.9MPA obligated
472Registrations
$440KHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2004Plaquemines Parish

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1548-LA · Sep 13, 2004 to Sep 26, 2004
$1.2MPA obligated
2,056Registrations
$1.9MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Plaquemines Parish

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana has 45 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1965 to 2026. The dominant hazard type is hurricane, followed by severe storm. That is close to the Louisiana average of 41 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $1.1B, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.