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Washington Parish, Louisiana

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

Washington Parish recorded 32 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 16 major disasters, 16 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Washington Parish, LA

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

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Jan 2026

Most recent

$266.4M

Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Washington Parish runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 32 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 flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $266.4 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 22117

CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI

98.2

overall percentile nationally

Approximately 98.2% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status93.8

Household characteristics97.7

Racial and ethnic minority status73.1

Housing type and transportation95.3

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025

85.5

overall risk score

Relatively Moderate

Expected annual loss$34.8MRelatively Low

NRI social vulnerability97.2Very High

Community resilience34.9Relatively 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.

Category	Projects	Federal share obligated
Debris removal(A)	48	$120,999,395
Emergency protective measures(B)	108	$98,736,056
Utilities(F)	42	$38,889,783
Buildings and equipment(E)	154	$2,377,701
Water control facilities(D)	1	$2,173,614
Management costs(Z)	12	$1,500,629
Roads and bridges(C)	41	$1,109,267
Parks and recreation(G)	23	$619,025
All categories	429	$266,405,470

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 5-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 154 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$1.8M

143 days to first federal obligation

Hurricane Ida 2021$52.0M

109 days to first federal obligation

Severe Winter Storms 2021$210K

272 days to first federal obligation

Hurricane Zeta 2021$747K

210 days to first federal obligation

Tropical Storm Nate 2017$7K

166 days to first federal obligation

Severe Storms And Flooding 2016$241K

96 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.

40,648

valid registrations

24,250

households approved

$65,838,157

total IHP approved

Assistance type	Approved amount
Repair and replacement	$18,112,429
Rental assistance	$8,882,151
Other needs	$18,705,407

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.

$21,385,473

federal mitigation share

funded projects

properties mitigated

Program	Projects	Federal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)	20	$21,353,223
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)	1	$32,250

Most common hazards

Hurricane 22
Coastal Storm 4
Flood 2
Biological 2
Severe Ice Storm 2

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

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

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Hurricane	Sep 16, 2024	DR-4817-LA	DR
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	Jan 12, 2021	DR-4577-LA	DR
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
Coastal Storm	Jul 11, 2019	EM-3416-LA	EM
Hurricane	Oct 6, 2017	EM-3392-LA	EM
Flood	Aug 14, 2016	DR-4277-LA	DR
Flood	Mar 13, 2016	DR-4263-LA	DR
Hurricane	Aug 29, 2012	DR-4080-LA	DR
Hurricane	Aug 27, 2012	EM-3347-LA	EM
Hurricane	Sep 2, 2008	DR-1786-LA	DR
Hurricane	Aug 29, 2008	EM-3289-LA	EM
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
Hurricane	Oct 3, 2002	DR-1437-LA	DR
Coastal Storm	Jun 11, 2001	DR-1380-LA	DR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 32 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Sep 16, 2024	DR-4817-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Francine
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
Jan 12, 2021	DR-4577-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Zeta
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
Jul 11, 2019	EM-3416-LA	EM	Coastal Storm	Tropical Storm Barry
Oct 6, 2017	EM-3392-LA	EM	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Nate
Aug 14, 2016	DR-4277-LA	DR	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding
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
Sep 2, 2008	DR-1786-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2008	EM-3289-LA	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav
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
Oct 3, 2002	DR-1437-LA	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Lili
Jun 11, 2001	DR-1380-LA	DR	Coastal Storm	Tropical 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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