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Louisiana: Federal Disaster Declarations

Louisiana has recorded 64 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 35 major disasters, 24 emergencies, and 5 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane. It ranks #16 nationally by total declarations.

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

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Most common hazards

• Hurricane 28
• Flood 9
• Severe Storm 7
• Fire 5
• Coastal Storm 5
• Severe Ice Storm 3
• Biological 3
• Other 2

All declarations on record

Individual Assistance to households

FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Louisiana, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved figures are those FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Self-reported, drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, and present only where Individual Assistance was designated.

Hazard mitigation funded

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Louisiana to reduce future disaster losses, by program. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited.

Denied requests

FEMA turned down 17 declaration requests from Louisiana since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 21.0%. This is the President denying a governor or tribal leader's request for a declaration, tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations, and is not the same thing as an individual being denied assistance under an approved declaration.

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