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DR-208-LADRHurricane

Hurricane Betsy

Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana, declared Sep 10, 1965, in 34 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-208-LA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Louisiana
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 10, 1965
Requested
Sep 10, 1965 · request 65034
Incident began
Sep 10, 1965
Incident ended
Sep 10, 1965
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Mar 27, 1974
Fiscal year
1965
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 14, 1965 DR-209-FL Hurricane Betsy Hurricane FL10IAPA