Louisiana Disaster History
Major Disaster Declarations
Year |
Date |
Disaster Types |
Active |
Disaster Number |
2008 |
09/13 |
Hurricane Ike |
|
1792
|
2008 |
09/02 |
Hurricane Gustav |
|
1786
|
2007 |
02/23 |
Severe Storms and Tornadoes |
|
1685
|
2006 |
11/02 |
Severe Storms and Flooding |
|
1668
|
2005 |
09/24 |
Hurricane Rita |
|
1607
|
2005 |
08/29 |
Hurricane Katrina |
|
1603
|
2005 |
08/23 |
Tropical Storm Cindy |
|
1601
|
2004 |
09/15 |
Hurricane Ivan |
|
1548
|
2004 |
06/08 |
Severe Storms and Flooding |
|
1521
|
2002 |
10/03 |
Hurricane Lili |
|
1437
|
2002 |
09/27 |
Tropical Storm Isidore |
|
1435
|
2001 |
06/11 |
Tropical Storm Allison |
|
1380
|
2001 |
01/12 |
Severe Winter Storm |
|
1357
|
2000 |
02/15 |
Winter Storm |
|
1314
|
1999 |
04/09 |
Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding |
|
1269
|
1999 |
01/21 |
Freezing Rain and Ice Storm |
|
1264
|
1998 |
09/23 |
Tropical Storm Frances and Hurricane Georges |
|
1246
|
1997 |
03/18 |
Severe Ice Storms |
|
1169
|
1995 |
05/10 |
Severe Storm, Flooding |
|
1049
|
1994 |
02/28 |
Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Severe Storm |
|
1012
|
1993 |
02/02 |
Severe Storm, Flooding |
|
978
|
1992 |
08/26 |
Hurricane Andrew |
|
956
|
1991 |
05/03 |
Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado |
|
904
|
1991 |
04/23 |
Flooding, Severe Storm |
|
902
|
1989 |
11/22 |
Heavy Rains, Flooding |
|
849
|
1989 |
07/17 |
Tropical Storm Allison |
|
835
|
1989 |
06/16 |
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES |
|
833
|
1989 |
05/20 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
829
|
1987 |
11/30 |
TORNADOES, FLOODING |
|
804
|
1985 |
11/01 |
HURRICANE JUAN |
|
752
|
1984 |
10/31 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
728
|
1983 |
04/20 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
679
|
1983 |
01/11 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
675
|
1980 |
05/21 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
622
|
1980 |
04/09 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
616
|
1979 |
09/25 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
604
|
1979 |
05/02 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
584
|
1978 |
12/06 |
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES |
|
567
|
1978 |
09/20 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
565
|
1978 |
05/09 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
556
|
1977 |
05/02 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
534
|
1975 |
06/06 |
Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding |
|
470
|
1974 |
11/01 |
SEVERE STORMS |
|
450
|
1974 |
09/23 |
HURRICANE CARMEN |
|
448
|
1974 |
02/23 |
FLOODING |
|
418
|
1973 |
04/27 |
SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING |
|
374
|
1971 |
10/13 |
HURRICANE EDITH |
|
315
|
1969 |
08/19 |
HURRICANE CAMILLE |
|
272
|
1965 |
09/10 |
HURRICANE BETSY |
|
208
|
1964 |
10/03 |
HURRICANE HILDA |
|
178
|
1962 |
11/05 |
Chlorine Barge Accident |
|
139
|
1958 |
05/20 |
FLOODS |
|
84
|
1957 |
05/16 |
FLOODS, HURRICANE |
|
73
|
1956 |
10/04 |
HURRICANE |
|
64
|
1953 |
05/29 |
FLOOD |
|
3
|
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Emergency Declarations
Year |
Date |
Disaster Types |
Active |
Disaster Number |
2008 |
09/11 |
Hurricane Ike |
|
3295
|
2008 |
08/29 |
Hurricane Gustav |
|
3289
|
2005 |
09/21 |
Hurricane Rita |
|
3260
|
2005 |
08/27 |
Hurricane Katrina |
|
3212
|
2003 |
02/01 |
Loss of the Space Shuttle <span class="italic">Columbia</span> |
|
3172
|
1984 |
05/15 |
Severe Storms and Tornadoes |
|
3090
|
1977 |
02/22 |
Drought & Freezing |
|
3031
|
1975 |
04/12 |
Heavy Rains & Flooding |
|
3011
|
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Fire Management Assistance Declarations
Year |
Date |
Incident |
Disaster Number |
No Fire Management Assistance Declarations declared in Louisiana
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