FEMADR-904-LAMajor disasterDeclared May 3, 1991
DR-904-LA: Louisiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Louisiana (DR-904-LA) on May 3, 1991 for the incident of April 27, 1991 to May 31, 1991; it covers 38 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-904-LA (also written FEMA-904-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Louisiana
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
- Incident period
- April 27, 1991 to May 31, 1991
- Declared
- May 3, 1991
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Louisiana in 1991
- Status
- closed out on September 30, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Avoyelles (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Beauregard (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bienville (Parish) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Bossier (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Caddo (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Caldwell (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Catahoula (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Claiborne (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Concordia (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| East Carroll (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Grant (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Iberville (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jackson (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| La Salle (Parish) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lafourche (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Livingston (Parish) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Madison (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Morehouse (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Natchitoches (Parish) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Ouachita (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rapides (Parish) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Red River (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Richland (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Charles (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. James (Parish) | — | Yes | — | — |
| St. John the Baptist (Parish) | — | Yes | — | — |
| St. Martin (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| St. Mary (Parish) | — | Yes | — | — |
| St. Tammany (Parish) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Tensas (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Terrebonne (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Webster (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| West Carroll (Parish) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Winn (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?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
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/904. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.