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DR-556-LADRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana, declared May 9, 1978, in 4 counties.

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Declaration
DR-556-LA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Louisiana
Incident type
Flood
Declared
May 9, 1978
Requested
May 7, 1978 · request 78071
Incident began
May 9, 1978
Incident ended
May 9, 1978
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jul 6, 1984
Fiscal year
1978
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Severe storm

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