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DR-584-LADRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana, declared May 2, 1979, in 10 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-584-LA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Louisiana
Incident type
Flood
Declared
May 2, 1979
Requested
May 1, 1979 · request 79046
Incident began
May 2, 1979
Incident ended
May 2, 1979
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Oct 31, 1983
Fiscal year
1979
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Apr 30, 1979 DR-583-IL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood IL29IAPA
Apr 30, 1979 DR-582-MN Severe Storms & Flooding Flood MN11IAPA