FEMADR-1437-LAMajor disasterDeclared October 3, 2002
DR-1437-LA: Louisiana Hurricane Lili
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Louisiana (DR-1437-LA) on October 3, 2002 for the incident of October 1, 2002 to October 16, 2002; it covers 44 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $71.7 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1437-LA (also written FEMA-1437-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Louisiana
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Lili
- Incident period
- October 1, 2002 to October 16, 2002
- Declared
- October 3, 2002
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Louisiana in 2002
- Status
- closed out on September 30, 2015
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- January 3, 2003
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 | Yes |
| Allen (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ascension (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Assumption (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Avoyelles (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Beauregard (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Calcasieu (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Caldwell (Parish) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Cameron (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Catahoula (Parish) | — | — | Yes | — |
| East Baton Rouge (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| East Feliciana (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Evangeline (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Grant (Parish) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Iberia (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Iberville (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jefferson (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jefferson Davis (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| La Salle (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lafourche (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Livingston (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Natchitoches (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Orleans (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ouachita (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Plaquemines (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pointe Coupee (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rapides (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. Bernard (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. Charles (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. Helena (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. James (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. John the Baptist (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. Landry (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. Martin (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. Mary (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. Tammany (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tangipahoa (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Terrebonne (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vermilion (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vernon (Parish) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| West Baton Rouge (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| West Feliciana (Parish) | — | — | 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?
$71.7 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$19.9 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. 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/1437. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.