FEMADR-1246-LAMajor disasterDeclared September 23, 1998
DR-1246-LA: Louisiana Hurricane Georges/Ts Frances
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Louisiana (DR-1246-LA) on September 23, 1998 for the incident of September 9, 1998 to October 4, 1998; it covers 22 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1246-LA (also written FEMA-1246-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Louisiana
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Georges/Ts Frances
- Incident period
- September 9, 1998 to October 4, 1998
- Declared
- September 23, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Louisiana in 1998
- Status
- closed out on February 24, 2016
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ascension (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Assumption (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cameron (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Evangeline (Parish) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lafourche (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Livingston (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Orleans (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Plaquemines (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Bernard (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Charles (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. James (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. John the Baptist (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Martin (Parish) | — | — | Yes | — |
| St. Mary (Parish) | — | — | Yes | — |
| St. Tammany (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tangipahoa (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Terrebonne (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vermilion (Parish) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Ward 9 (Police Jury Ward) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$7.2 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1246. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.