Designated Areas: Disaster 4577
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Individual Assistance
Individuals and households in these designated counties are eligible to apply for financial and direct services. Apply for assistance, or learn more about the Individual Assistance program.
- Jefferson (Parish)
- Lafourche (Parish)
- Orleans (Parish)
- Plaquemines (Parish)
- St. Bernard (Parish)
- Terrebonne (Parish)
Public Assistance
State, local, tribal and territorial governments and certain private-non-profit organizations in these designated counties are eligible for assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities. Learn more about the Public Assistance program.
PA
- Jefferson (Parish)
- Lafourche (Parish)
- Orleans (Parish)
- Plaquemines (Parish)
- St. Bernard (Parish)
- St. Charles (Parish)
- St. Tammany (Parish)
- Terrebonne (Parish)
PA-A
- Jefferson (Parish)
- Lafourche (Parish)
- Orleans (Parish)
- Plaquemines (Parish)
- St. Bernard (Parish)
- St. Charles (Parish)
- St. Tammany (Parish)
- Terrebonne (Parish)
PA-B
- Acadia (Parish)
- Allen (Parish)
- Ascension (Parish)
- Assumption (Parish)
- Beauregard (Parish)
- Calcasieu (Parish)
- Cameron (Parish)
- East Baton Rouge (Parish)
- East Feliciana (Parish)
- Evangeline (Parish)
- Iberia (Parish)
- Iberville (Parish)
- Jefferson (Parish)
- Jefferson Davis (Parish)
- Lafayette (Parish)
- Lafourche (Parish)
- Livingston (Parish)
- Orleans (Parish)
- Plaquemines (Parish)
- Pointe Coupee (Parish)
- St. Bernard (Parish)
- St. Charles (Parish)
- St. Helena (Parish)
- St. James (Parish)
- St. John the Baptist (Parish)
- St. Landry (Parish)
- St. Martin (Parish)
- St. Mary (Parish)
- St. Tammany (Parish)
- Tangipahoa (Parish)
- Terrebonne (Parish)
- Vermilion (Parish)
- Washington (Parish)
- West Baton Rouge (Parish)
- West Feliciana (Parish)
PA-C
- Jefferson (Parish)
- Lafourche (Parish)
- Orleans (Parish)
- Plaquemines (Parish)
- St. Bernard (Parish)
- St. Charles (Parish)
- St. Tammany (Parish)
- Terrebonne (Parish)
PA-D
- Jefferson (Parish)
- Lafourche (Parish)
- Orleans (Parish)
- Plaquemines (Parish)
- St. Bernard (Parish)
- St. Charles (Parish)
- St. Tammany (Parish)
- Terrebonne (Parish)
PA-E
- Jefferson (Parish)
- Lafourche (Parish)
- Orleans (Parish)
- Plaquemines (Parish)
- St. Bernard (Parish)
- St. Charles (Parish)
- St. Tammany (Parish)
- Terrebonne (Parish)
PA-F
- Jefferson (Parish)
- Lafourche (Parish)
- Orleans (Parish)
- Plaquemines (Parish)
- St. Bernard (Parish)
- St. Charles (Parish)
- St. Tammany (Parish)
- Terrebonne (Parish)
PA-G
- Jefferson (Parish)
- Lafourche (Parish)
- Orleans (Parish)
- Plaquemines (Parish)
- St. Bernard (Parish)
- St. Charles (Parish)
- St. Tammany (Parish)
- Terrebonne (Parish)
PA-H
None
How a Disaster Gets Declared
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act states in part that: "All requests for a declaration by the President that a major disaster exists shall be made by the governor of the affected state or territory, or by the tribal leader."
Visit our How a Disaster Gets Declared page for detailed information on the rules and procedures that guide the process, including:
- Requirements governors/leaders follow when submitting their request for a presidential disaster declaration.
- Authorities granting federally recognized Indian tribal governments the option to request a presidential emergency or major disaster declaration.
- How FEMA regional offices work with state or Indian tribal governments to conduct Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs).
- Factors that determine when individual assistance is made available.