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DR-1792-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-1792-LA
Declared
Sep 13, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$2.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
2,595
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.4M
Utilities$538K
Emergency Protective Measures$398K
Water Control Facilities$202K
Buildings and Equipment$173K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K
Roads and Bridges$9K
Total PA obligated$2.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.0M
Renter-approved dollars$607K
Intake IHP dollars$5.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations2,595
About this declaration

What DR-1792-LA means

DR-1792-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, with an incident window starting Sep 11, 2008 through Nov 7, 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.