Disaster Data / States / Louisiana / West Baton Rouge Parish
ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish recorded 32 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 15 major disasters, 17 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
Highlighted: West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
The federal disaster record for West Baton Rouge Parish runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 32 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, coastal storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $4.9 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 63.4% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.
Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation
The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation
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) | 85 | $2,437,525 |
| Debris removal(A) | 16 | $1,886,132 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 36 | $416,359 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 12 | $90,593 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 1 | $74,249 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 3 | $25,661 |
| Utilities(F) | 2 | $10,343 |
| Management costs(Z) | 2 | $0 |
| All categories | 157 | $4,940,862 |
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 112 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.
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.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $2,922,103 |
| Rental assistance | $1,697,834 |
| Other needs | $2,389,561 |
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for West Baton Rouge 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 | 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 |
| Flood | Aug 14, 2016 | DR-4277-LA | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 29, 2012 | DR-4080-LA | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 27, 2012 | EM-3347-LA | EM |
| Flood | Aug 18, 2011 | DR-4015-LA | DR |
| Flood | May 6, 2011 | EM-3322-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 |
| Severe Storm | Jun 8, 2004 | DR-1521-LA | DR |
| Other | Feb 1, 2003 | EM-3172-LA | EM |
| Hurricane | Oct 3, 2002 | DR-1437-LA | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Jun 11, 2001 | DR-1380-LA | DR |
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 32 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 |
| 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 |
| Aug 14, 2016 | DR-4277-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 |
| Aug 18, 2011 | DR-4015-LA | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| May 6, 2011 | EM-3322-LA | EM | Flood | Flooding |
| 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 |
| Jun 8, 2004 | DR-1521-LA | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Feb 1, 2003 | EM-3172-LA | EM | Other | Loss Of Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Oct 3, 2002 | DR-1437-LA | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Lili |
| Jun 11, 2001 | DR-1380-LA | DR | Coastal Storm | Tropical Storm Allison |
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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