SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4263-LA affected Union Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4263-LA

Declared

Mar 13, 2016

Public assistance

$3.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

722

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$2.6M

Utilities$273K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$120K

Debris Removal$82K

Emergency Protective Measures$74K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$20K

Buildings and Equipment$5K

Total PA obligated$3.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.9M

Renter-approved dollars$87K

Intake IHP dollars$4.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations722

About this declaration

What DR-4263-LA means

DR-4263-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Union Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Mar 8, 2016 through Apr 8, 2016. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Union Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.