HURRICANE GUSTAV

DR-1786-LA affected West Feliciana 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

Public assistance

$6.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,203

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$5.5M

Emergency Protective Measures$435K

Buildings and Equipment$164K

Utilities$16K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$13K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$9K

Roads and Bridges$3K

Total PA obligated$6.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.0M

Renter-approved dollars$204K

Intake IHP dollars$2.5M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations1,203

About this declaration

What DR-1786-LA means

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