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DR-679-LADRFlood

Severe Storms and Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana, declared Apr 20, 1983, in 9 counties.

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Declaration
DR-679-LA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Louisiana
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Apr 20, 1983
Requested
Apr 18, 1983 · request 83024
Incident began
Apr 20, 1983
Incident ended
Apr 20, 1983
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Oct 23, 1985
Fiscal year
1983
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Severe storm

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