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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1668-LA affected Richland Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1668-LA
Declared
Nov 2, 2006
DR
Public assistance
$1.2M
Project obligations
Registrations
410
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.0M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$53K
Debris Removal$36K
Emergency Protective Measures$33K
Buildings and Equipment$3K
Utilities$2K
Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$893K
Renter-approved dollars$99K
Intake IHP dollars$2.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations410
About this declaration

What DR-1668-LA means

DR-1668-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Richland Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Oct 16, 2006 through Nov 8, 2006. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe 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 Richland Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.