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Disaster detail

HURRICANE KATRINA

DR-1603-LA affected St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1603-LA
Declared
Aug 29, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$827K
Project obligations
Registrations
2,753
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$635K
Buildings and Equipment$184K
Debris Removal$8K
Total PA obligated$827K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.7M
Renter-approved dollars$997K
Intake IHP dollars$7.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$6.0M
Tracked registrations2,753
About this declaration

What DR-1603-LA means

DR-1603-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Aug 29, 2005 through Nov 1, 2005. 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 St. Helena Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.