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DR-315-LADRHurricane

Hurricane Edith

Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana, declared Oct 13, 1971, in 21 counties.

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Declaration
DR-315-LA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Louisiana
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Oct 13, 1971
Requested
Oct 13, 1971 · request 71056
Incident began
Oct 13, 1971
Incident ended
Oct 13, 1971
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jun 18, 1973
Fiscal year
1972
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas