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DR-567-LADRTornado

Severe Storms & Tornadoes

Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana, declared Dec 6, 1978, in 2 counties.

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Declaration
DR-567-LA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Louisiana
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
Dec 6, 1978
Requested
Dec 5, 1978 · request 79004
Incident began
Dec 6, 1978
Incident ended
Dec 6, 1978
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Aug 18, 1982
Fiscal year
1979
FEMA region
Region 6

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