SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4263-LA affected Webster 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

$5.3M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,015

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$2.8M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.9M

Buildings and Equipment$193K

Emergency Protective Measures$118K

Water Control Facilities$87K

Debris Removal$60K

Utilities$40K

Total PA obligated$5.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.7M

Renter-approved dollars$174K

Intake IHP dollars$5.7M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations1,015

About this declaration

What DR-4263-LA means

DR-4263-LA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Webster 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 Webster Parish disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.