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DR-829-LADRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Louisiana, declared May 20, 1989, in 30 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-829-LA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Louisiana
Incident type
Flood
Declared
May 20, 1989
Requested
May 15, 1989 · request 89013
Incident began
May 4, 1989
Incident ended
May 27, 1989
Incident period
24 days
Closed out
Dec 11, 1996
Fiscal year
1989
FEMA region
Region 6
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Jun 7, 1989 DR-830-ME Severe Storms & Flooding Flood ME4PA