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Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Vermilion Parish.

Total declarations
46
1971 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$151.1M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
34,039 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-3638
Jan 24, 2026
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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Emergency Protective Measures$33.5M
Buildings and Equipment$32.4M
Debris Removal$13.0M
Utilities$5.3M
Management Costs$1.4M
Roads and Bridges$1.3M
Water Control Facilities$1.2M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$820K
Total PA obligated$89.0M

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations34,039
IHP / household aid$62.1M
Housing assistance$44.9M
Other needs assistance$17.3M
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

HurricaneAug 2021Vermilion Parish

HURRICANE IDA

DR-4611-LA · Aug 26, 2021 to Sep 3, 2021
$263KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2020Vermilion Parish

HURRICANE LAURA

DR-4559-LA · Aug 22, 2020 to Aug 27, 2020
$25.9MPA obligated
2,238Registrations
$2.6MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Vermilion Parish

COVID-19

EM-3459-LA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2008Vermilion Parish

HURRICANE IKE

DR-1792-LA · Sep 11, 2008 to Nov 7, 2008
$2.7MPA obligated
2,595Registrations
$2.6MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2005Vermilion Parish

HURRICANE RITA

DR-1607-LA · Sep 23, 2005 to Nov 1, 2005
$46.8MPA obligated
17,686Registrations
$42.1MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneOct 2002Vermilion Parish

HURRICANE LILI

DR-1437-LA · Oct 1, 2002 to Oct 16, 2002
$6.0MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Vermilion Parish

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana has 46 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1971 to 2026. The dominant hazard type is hurricane, followed by flood. That is close to the Louisiana average of 41 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $151.1M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.