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DR-1246-LADRHurricane

Hurricane Georges/Ts Frances

Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana, declared Sep 23, 1998, in 21 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1246-LA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Louisiana
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 23, 1998
Requested
Sep 18, 1998 · request 98076
Incident began
Sep 9, 1998
Incident ended
Oct 4, 1998
Incident period
26 days
Closed out
Feb 24, 2016
Fiscal year
1998
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Hurricane

Designated areas