Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Name: Ouachita Parish, Louisiana FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Ouachita Parish recorded 33 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 17 major disasters, 16 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Feb 2026

Most recent

$23.4M

Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Ouachita Parish runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 33 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe ice storm, and coastal storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $23.4 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

Highlighted: Ouachita Parish, LA

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.

Category	Projects	Federal share obligated
Emergency protective measures(B)	131	$7,025,527
Debris removal(A)	33	$6,963,062
Water control facilities(D)	8	$3,703,539
Utilities(F)	17	$1,873,111
Buildings and equipment(E)	31	$1,697,973
Roads and bridges(C)	58	$1,449,391
Parks and recreation(G)	12	$368,804
Management costs(Z)	8	$357,288
All categories	298	$23,438,695

Most common hazards

Hurricane 19
Severe Ice Storm 3
Coastal Storm 3
Severe Storm 2
Flood 2
Biological 2
Snowstorm 1
Other 1

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

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

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Hurricane	Sep 10, 2024	EM-3614-LA	EM
Coastal Storm	Sep 13, 2021	EM-3574-LA	EM
Hurricane	Aug 29, 2021	DR-4611-LA	DR
Hurricane	Aug 27, 2021	EM-3568-LA	EM
Severe Ice Storm	Mar 9, 2021	DR-4590-LA	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Feb 18, 2021	EM-3556-LA	EM
Hurricane	Oct 27, 2020	EM-3549-LA	EM
Hurricane	Oct 16, 2020	DR-4570-LA	DR
Hurricane	Oct 7, 2020	EM-3547-LA	EM
Hurricane	Sep 14, 2020	EM-3543-LA	EM
Hurricane	Aug 28, 2020	DR-4559-LA	DR
Hurricane	Aug 23, 2020	EM-3538-LA	EM
Coastal Storm	Jun 7, 2020	EM-3527-LA	EM
Biological	Mar 24, 2020	DR-4484-LA	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3459-LA	EM
Flood	Sep 19, 2019	DR-4462-LA	DR
Coastal Storm	Jul 11, 2019	EM-3416-LA	EM
Flood	Mar 13, 2016	DR-4263-LA	DR
Hurricane	Aug 29, 2012	DR-4080-LA	DR
Hurricane	Aug 27, 2012	EM-3347-LA	EM
Severe Storm	Dec 10, 2009	DR-1863-LA	DR
Hurricane	Sep 2, 2008	DR-1786-LA	DR
Hurricane	Aug 29, 2008	EM-3289-LA	EM
Severe Storm	Nov 2, 2006	DR-1668-LA	DR
Hurricane	Sep 24, 2005	DR-1607-LA	DR
Hurricane	Sep 21, 2005	EM-3260-LA	EM
Hurricane	Aug 29, 2005	DR-1603-LA	DR
Hurricane	Aug 27, 2005	EM-3212-LA	EM
Hurricane	Sep 15, 2004	DR-1548-LA	DR
Other	Feb 1, 2003	EM-3172-LA	EM
Hurricane	Oct 3, 2002	DR-1437-LA	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Jan 12, 2001	DR-1357-LA	DR
Snowstorm	Feb 15, 2000	DR-1314-LA	DR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 33 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Sep 10, 2024	EM-3614-LA	EM	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Francine
Sep 13, 2021	EM-3574-LA	EM	Coastal Storm	Tropical Storm Nicholas
Aug 29, 2021	DR-4611-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Ida
Aug 27, 2021	EM-3568-LA	EM	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Ida
Mar 9, 2021	DR-4590-LA	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms
Feb 18, 2021	EM-3556-LA	EM	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Oct 27, 2020	EM-3549-LA	EM	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Zeta
Oct 16, 2020	DR-4570-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Delta
Oct 7, 2020	EM-3547-LA	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Delta
Sep 14, 2020	EM-3543-LA	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Sally
Aug 28, 2020	DR-4559-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Laura
Aug 23, 2020	EM-3538-LA	EM	Hurricane	Tropical Storms Laura And Marco
Jun 7, 2020	EM-3527-LA	EM	Coastal Storm	Tropical Storm Cristobal
Mar 24, 2020	DR-4484-LA	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3459-LA	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Sep 19, 2019	DR-4462-LA	DR	Flood	Flooding
Jul 11, 2019	EM-3416-LA	EM	Coastal Storm	Tropical Storm Barry
Mar 13, 2016	DR-4263-LA	DR	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding
Aug 29, 2012	DR-4080-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Isaac
Aug 27, 2012	EM-3347-LA	EM	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Isaac
Dec 10, 2009	DR-1863-LA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sep 2, 2008	DR-1786-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2008	EM-3289-LA	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav
Nov 2, 2006	DR-1668-LA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
Sep 24, 2005	DR-1607-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Rita
Sep 21, 2005	EM-3260-LA	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Rita
Aug 29, 2005	DR-1603-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina
Aug 27, 2005	EM-3212-LA	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina
Sep 15, 2004	DR-1548-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Ivan
Feb 1, 2003	EM-3172-LA	EM	Other	Loss Of Space Shuttle Columbia
Oct 3, 2002	DR-1437-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Lili
Jan 12, 2001	DR-1357-LA	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Ice Storm
Feb 15, 2000	DR-1314-LA	DR	Snowstorm	Severe Winter Storm

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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.