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St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

St. Bernard Parish recorded 37 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 19 major disasters, 18 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: St. Bernard Parish, LA

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

37
Declarations since FY2000
19
Major disasters (DR)
18
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$1.8B
Federal PA obligated (top: buildings and equipment)

The federal disaster record for St. Bernard Parish runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 37 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Francine in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, coastal storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $1.8 billion in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for buildings and equipment.

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 22087
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
90.3
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 90.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status93.9
Household characteristics95.2
Racial and ethnic minority status78.6
Housing type and transportation51.7

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
75.6
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$34.7MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability42.2Relatively Moderate
Community resilience96.4Very High

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
Buildings and equipment(E)489$638,532,015
Debris removal(A)75$375,379,144
Emergency protective measures(B)330$282,150,330
Roads and bridges(C)202$279,331,870
Utilities(F)156$198,340,620
Parks and recreation(G)73$28,396,098
Water control facilities(D)45$10,952,462
Management costs(Z)16$731,201
All categories1,386$1,813,813,740

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 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 162 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 Francine 2024$370K
205 days to first federal obligation
Seawater Intrusion 2023$149K
379 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Ida 2021$16.4M
156 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Zeta 2021$3.6M
111 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Delta 2020$32K
136 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Sally 2020$259K
168 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr

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.

72,780
valid registrations
48,508
households approved
$395,365,391
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$53,066,437
Rental assistance$140,789,108
Other needs$138,794,320

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.

$61,966,723
federal mitigation share
16
funded projects
234
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)15$61,482,889
Severe Repetitive Loss(SRL)1$483,833

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 St. Bernard Parish, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
HurricaneSep 16, 2024DR-4817-LADR
HurricaneSep 10, 2024EM-3614-LAEM
OtherSep 27, 2023EM-3600-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
HurricaneAug 27, 2019DR-4458-LADR
Coastal StormJul 11, 2019EM-3416-LAEM
HurricaneOct 6, 2017EM-3392-LAEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2012DR-4080-LADR
HurricaneAug 27, 2012EM-3347-LAEM
Coastal StormOct 28, 2011DR-4041-LADR
HurricaneSep 13, 2008DR-1792-LADR
HurricaneSep 2, 2008DR-1786-LADR
HurricaneAug 29, 2008EM-3289-LAEM
HurricaneSep 24, 2005DR-1607-LADR
HurricaneSep 21, 2005EM-3260-LAEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2005DR-1603-LADR
HurricaneAug 27, 2005EM-3212-LAEM
Severe StormAug 23, 2005DR-1601-LADR
HurricaneSep 15, 2004DR-1548-LADR
OtherFeb 1, 2003EM-3172-LAEM
HurricaneOct 3, 2002DR-1437-LADR
HurricaneSep 27, 2002DR-1435-LADR
Coastal StormJun 11, 2001DR-1380-LADR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 37 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 16, 2024DR-4817-LADRHurricaneHurricane Francine
Sep 10, 2024EM-3614-LAEMHurricaneTropical Storm Francine
Sep 27, 2023EM-3600-LAEMOtherSeawater Intrusion
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
Aug 27, 2019DR-4458-LADRHurricaneHurricane Barry
Jul 11, 2019EM-3416-LAEMCoastal StormTropical Storm Barry
Oct 6, 2017EM-3392-LAEMHurricaneTropical Storm Nate
Aug 29, 2012DR-4080-LADRHurricaneHurricane Isaac
Aug 27, 2012EM-3347-LAEMHurricaneTropical Storm Isaac
Oct 28, 2011DR-4041-LADRCoastal StormTropical Storm Lee
Sep 13, 2008DR-1792-LADRHurricaneHurricane Ike
Sep 2, 2008DR-1786-LADRHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2008EM-3289-LAEMHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Sep 24, 2005DR-1607-LADRHurricaneHurricane Rita
Sep 21, 2005EM-3260-LAEMHurricaneHurricane Rita
Aug 29, 2005DR-1603-LADRHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Aug 27, 2005EM-3212-LAEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Aug 23, 2005DR-1601-LADRSevere StormTropical Storm Cindy
Sep 15, 2004DR-1548-LADRHurricaneHurricane Ivan
Feb 1, 2003EM-3172-LAEMOtherLoss Of Space Shuttle Columbia
Oct 3, 2002DR-1437-LADRHurricaneHurricane Lili
Sep 27, 2002DR-1435-LADRHurricaneTropical Storm Isidore
Jun 11, 2001DR-1380-LADRCoastal StormTropical Storm Allison
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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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