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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISAAC

DR-4080-LA affected St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4080-LA
Declared
Aug 29, 2012
DR
Public assistance
$48.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
12,651
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$31.7M
Emergency Protective Measures$9.8M
Debris Removal$4.2M
Utilities$2.4M
Roads and Bridges$301K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$224K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$31K
Total PA obligated$48.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$27.0M
Renter-approved dollars$6.9M
Intake IHP dollars$68.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations12,651
About this declaration

What DR-4080-LA means

DR-4080-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Aug 26, 2012 through Sep 10, 2012. 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. John the Baptist Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.