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HURRICANE GUSTAV

DR-1786-LA affected Tensas 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
$938K
Project obligations
Registrations
285
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$863K
Buildings and Equipment$48K
Debris Removal$15K
Emergency Protective Measures$6K
Utilities$5K
Total PA obligated$938K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$237K
Renter-approved dollars$51K
Intake IHP dollars$575K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations285
About this declaration

What DR-1786-LA means

DR-1786-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Tensas 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 Tensas Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.