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DR-1786-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-1786-LA
Declared
Sep 2, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$1.8M
Project obligations
Registrations
5,225
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$652K
Debris Removal$531K
Utilities$471K
Buildings and Equipment$116K
Roads and Bridges$21K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$10K
Total PA obligated$1.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.2M
Renter-approved dollars$285K
Intake IHP dollars$2.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations5,225
About this declaration

What DR-1786-LA means

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