FEMADR-1548-LAMajor disasterDeclared September 15, 2004
DR-1548-LA: Louisiana Hurricane Ivan
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Louisiana (DR-1548-LA) on September 15, 2004 for the incident of September 13, 2004 to September 26, 2004; it covers 29 designated areas. FEMA had approved $4.3 million for 3,043 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $9.0 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1548-LA (also written FEMA-1548-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Louisiana
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Ivan
- Incident period
- September 13, 2004 to September 26, 2004
- Declared
- September 15, 2004
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, 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 2004
- Status
- closed out on July 10, 2014
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- November 15, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Assumption (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Avoyelles (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Beauregard (Parish) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Bossier (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Caddo (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Concordia (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| East Baton Rouge (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| East Feliciana (Parish) | — | — | — | Yes |
| Grant (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jefferson (Parish) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lafayette (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lafourche (Parish) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Livingston (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Orleans (Parish) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ouachita (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Plaquemines (Parish) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rapides (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| St. Bernard (Parish) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. Charles (Parish) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. Helena (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| St. James (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| St. John the Baptist (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| St. Martin (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| St. Tammany (Parish) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tangipahoa (Parish) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Terrebonne (Parish) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (Parish) | — | — | 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?
3,043households approved for help (IHP)
$4.3 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$2.8 millionof it for housing
$1.5 millionof it for other needs
$9.0 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$262,694Hazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, 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.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1548. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on November 15, 2004.