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Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

Jefferson Davis Parish recorded 35 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 17 major disasters, 17 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

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

35
Declarations since FY2000
17
Major disasters (DR)
17
Emergencies (EM)
1
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$20.2M
Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Jefferson Davis Parish runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 35 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and coastal storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $20.2 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 22053
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
55.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 55.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status51.1
Household characteristics70.8
Racial and ethnic minority status57.6
Housing type and transportation42.0

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
74.3
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$27.7MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability61.5Relatively High
Community resilience39.4Relatively Low

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Debris removal(A)40$10,048,847
Buildings and equipment(E)112$3,280,083
Emergency protective measures(B)91$3,048,109
Utilities(F)12$1,555,178
Management costs(Z)17$741,104
Roads and bridges(C)21$732,133
Parks and recreation(G)23$721,386
Water control facilities(D)2$44,741
All categories318$20,171,581

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 12-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 122 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Hurricane Delta 2020$665K
136 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Laura 2020$14.2M
133 days to first federal obligation
Tropical Storm Harvey 2017$21K
163 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2016$767K
112 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2013$281K
66 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Ike 2008$229K
93 days to first federal obligation
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Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

28,910
valid registrations
12,428
households approved
$32,049,788
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$8,806,382
Rental assistance$3,359,857
Other needs$6,111,095

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$3,540,721
federal mitigation share
15
funded projects
23
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)12$3,308,387
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)2$204,298
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities(BRIC)1$28,035

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Jefferson Davis Parish, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
HurricaneSep 10, 2024EM-3614-LAEM
Coastal StormSep 13, 2021EM-3574-LAEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2021DR-4611-LADR
HurricaneAug 27, 2021EM-3568-LAEM
Severe Ice StormMar 9, 2021DR-4590-LADR
Severe Ice StormFeb 18, 2021EM-3556-LAEM
HurricaneJan 12, 2021DR-4577-LADR
HurricaneOct 27, 2020EM-3549-LAEM
HurricaneOct 16, 2020DR-4570-LADR
HurricaneOct 7, 2020EM-3547-LAEM
HurricaneSep 14, 2020EM-3543-LAEM
HurricaneAug 28, 2020DR-4559-LADR
HurricaneAug 23, 2020EM-3538-LAEM
Coastal StormJun 7, 2020EM-3527-LAEM
BiologicalMar 24, 2020DR-4484-LADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3459-LAEM
Coastal StormJul 11, 2019EM-3416-LAEM
HurricaneOct 16, 2017DR-4345-LADR
HurricaneAug 28, 2017EM-3382-LAEM
FloodAug 14, 2016DR-4277-LADR
Severe StormFeb 22, 2013DR-4102-LADR
HurricaneAug 29, 2012DR-4080-LADR
HurricaneAug 27, 2012EM-3347-LAEM
HurricaneSep 13, 2008DR-1792-LADR
HurricaneSep 11, 2008EM-3295-LAEM
HurricaneSep 2, 2008DR-1786-LADR
HurricaneAug 29, 2008EM-3289-LAEM
Severe StormNov 2, 2006DR-1668-LADR
HurricaneSep 24, 2005DR-1607-LADR
HurricaneSep 21, 2005EM-3260-LAEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2005DR-1603-LADR
HurricaneAug 27, 2005EM-3212-LAEM
Severe StormJun 8, 2004DR-1521-LADR
HurricaneOct 3, 2002DR-1437-LADR
FireSep 11, 2000FM-2337-LAFM

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 35 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 10, 2024EM-3614-LAEMHurricaneTropical Storm Francine
Sep 13, 2021EM-3574-LAEMCoastal StormTropical Storm Nicholas
Aug 29, 2021DR-4611-LADRHurricaneHurricane Ida
Aug 27, 2021EM-3568-LAEMHurricaneTropical Storm Ida
Mar 9, 2021DR-4590-LADRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Feb 18, 2021EM-3556-LAEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Jan 12, 2021DR-4577-LADRHurricaneHurricane Zeta
Oct 27, 2020EM-3549-LAEMHurricaneTropical Storm Zeta
Oct 16, 2020DR-4570-LADRHurricaneHurricane Delta
Oct 7, 2020EM-3547-LAEMHurricaneHurricane Delta
Sep 14, 2020EM-3543-LAEMHurricaneHurricane Sally
Aug 28, 2020DR-4559-LADRHurricaneHurricane Laura
Aug 23, 2020EM-3538-LAEMHurricaneTropical Storms Laura And Marco
Jun 7, 2020EM-3527-LAEMCoastal StormTropical Storm Cristobal
Mar 24, 2020DR-4484-LADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3459-LAEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jul 11, 2019EM-3416-LAEMCoastal StormTropical Storm Barry
Oct 16, 2017DR-4345-LADRHurricaneTropical Storm Harvey
Aug 28, 2017EM-3382-LAEMHurricaneTropical Storm Harvey
Aug 14, 2016DR-4277-LADRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Feb 22, 2013DR-4102-LADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Aug 29, 2012DR-4080-LADRHurricaneHurricane Isaac
Aug 27, 2012EM-3347-LAEMHurricaneTropical Storm Isaac
Sep 13, 2008DR-1792-LADRHurricaneHurricane Ike
Sep 11, 2008EM-3295-LAEMHurricaneHurricane Ike
Sep 2, 2008DR-1786-LADRHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2008EM-3289-LAEMHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Nov 2, 2006DR-1668-LADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 24, 2005DR-1607-LADRHurricaneHurricane Rita
Sep 21, 2005EM-3260-LAEMHurricaneHurricane Rita
Aug 29, 2005DR-1603-LADRHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Aug 27, 2005EM-3212-LAEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Jun 8, 2004DR-1521-LADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Oct 3, 2002DR-1437-LADRHurricaneHurricane Lili
Sep 11, 2000FM-2337-LAFMFireLa-Western Louisiana Fire Complex-9/8/00
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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Louisiana's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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