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Disaster detail

HURRICANE KATRINA

DR-1603-LA affected Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1603-LA
Declared
Aug 29, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$245K
Project obligations
Registrations
176
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$245K
Total PA obligated$245K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$209K
Renter-approved dollars$75K
Intake IHP dollars$576K
Validated phase 2 dollars$422K
Tracked registrations176
About this declaration

What DR-1603-LA means

DR-1603-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Aug 29, 2005 through Nov 1, 2005. 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 Vermilion Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.