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SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1685-LA affected St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1685-LA
Declared
Feb 23, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$0
Project obligations
Registrations
95
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Total PA obligated$0

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$190K
Renter-approved dollars$23K
Intake IHP dollars$426K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations95
About this declaration

What DR-1685-LA means

DR-1685-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Feb 12, 2007 through Feb 13, 2007. 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 St. Martin Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.