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Disaster detail

HURRICANE GUSTAV

DR-1786-LA affected St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1786-LA
Declared
Sep 2, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$5.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
8,312
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.7M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.2M
Buildings and Equipment$937K
Utilities$725K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$695K
Water Control Facilities$64K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$14K
Total PA obligated$5.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$7.1M
Renter-approved dollars$995K
Intake IHP dollars$16.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations8,312
About this declaration

What DR-1786-LA means

DR-1786-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Sep 1, 2008 through Sep 11, 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 St. Mary Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.