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DR-64-LADRHurricane

Hurricane

Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana, declared Oct 4, 1956, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-64-LA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Louisiana
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Oct 4, 1956
Requested
Oct 4, 1956 · request 56017
Incident began
Oct 4, 1956
Incident ended
Oct 4, 1956
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Mar 1, 1960
Fiscal year
1957
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Louisiana (statewide designation).