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Disaster detail

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DR-1786-LA affected West Baton Rouge 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
$3.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
3,358
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.8M
Emergency Protective Measures$970K
Buildings and Equipment$379K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$84K
Utilities$3K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$570
Total PA obligated$3.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.3M
Renter-approved dollars$703K
Intake IHP dollars$6.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations3,358
About this declaration

What DR-1786-LA means

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