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HURRICANE IKE

DR-1792-LA affected Sabine Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1792-LA
Declared
Sep 13, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$51K
Project obligations
Registrations
220
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$43K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Debris Removal$3K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$986
Total PA obligated$51K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$112K
Renter-approved dollars$14K
Intake IHP dollars$252K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations220
About this declaration

What DR-1792-LA means

DR-1792-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sabine Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Sep 11, 2008 through Nov 7, 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 Sabine Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.