FEMAEM-3459-LAEmergencyDeclared March 13, 2020

EM-3459-LA: Louisiana Covid-19

Name: EM-3459-LA: FEMA emergency declaration, Louisiana
Creator: AreaZine
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

FEMA made an emergency declaration for Louisiana (EM-3459-LA) on March 13, 2020 for the incident of January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023; it covers 72 designated areas.

The declaration

Declaration: EM-3459-LA (also written FEMA-3459-EM)
Type: Emergency declaration
State: Louisiana
Incident: Biological: Covid-19
Incident period: January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
Declared: March 13, 2020
Programs declared: Public Assistance
FEMA region: 6
Place in the year: the first of 7 emergency declarations for Louisiana in 2020
Status: closed out on April 16, 2020

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	Public Assistance	Hazard Mitigation
Acadia (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Allen (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Apache Choctaw (TDSA)	—	Yes	—
Ascension (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Assumption (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Avoyelles (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Beauregard (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Bienville (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Bossier (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Caddo (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Calcasieu (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Caldwell (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Cameron (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Catahoula (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Chitimacha Indian Reservation	—	Yes	—
Claiborne (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Clifton Choctaw (TDSA)	—	Yes	—
Concordia (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Coushatta Indian Reservation	—	Yes	—
De Soto (Parish)	—	Yes	—
East Baton Rouge (Parish)	—	Yes	—
East Carroll (Parish)	—	Yes	—
East Feliciana (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Evangeline (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Franklin (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Grant (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Iberia (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Iberville (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Jackson (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Jefferson (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Jefferson Davis (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Jena Band of Choctaw (TDSA)	—	Yes	—
La Salle (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Lafayette (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Lafourche (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Lincoln (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Livingston (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Madison (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Morehouse (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Natchitoches (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Orleans (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Ouachita (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Plaquemines (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Pointe Coupee (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Rapides (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Red River (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Richland (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Sabine (Parish)	—	Yes	—
St. Bernard (Parish)	—	Yes	—
St. Charles (Parish)	—	Yes	—
St. Helena (Parish)	—	Yes	—
St. James (Parish)	—	Yes	—
St. John the Baptist (Parish)	—	Yes	—
St. Landry (Parish)	—	Yes	—
St. Martin (Parish)	—	Yes	—
St. Mary (Parish)	—	Yes	—
St. Tammany (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Statewide	—	Yes	—
Tangipahoa (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Tensas (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Terrebonne (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Reservation	—	Yes	—
Union (Parish)	—	Yes	—
United Houma Nation (TDSA)	—	Yes	—
Vermilion (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Vernon (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Washington (Parish)	—	Yes	—
Webster (Parish)	—	Yes	—
West Baton Rouge (Parish)	—	Yes	—
West Carroll (Parish)	—	Yes	—
West Feliciana (Parish)	—	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.

FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3436-CO: Colorado, biological
66 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3474-MS: Mississippi, biological
83 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3454-WI: Wisconsin, biological
83 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3453-MN: Minnesota, biological
105 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3462-OK: Oklahoma, biological
112 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3448-VA: Virginia, biological
138 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3444-ME: Maine, biological
178 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3461-AR: Arkansas, biological
76 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3473-TN: Tennessee, biological
95 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3452-PR: Puerto Rico, biological
78 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3435-IL: Illinois, biological
102 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3476-MT: Montana, biological
64 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3430-MD: Maryland, biological
24 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3479-WY: Wyoming, biological
24 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3460-NM: New Mexico, biological
65 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3458-TX: Texas, biological
257 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3455-MI: Michigan, biological
94 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3482-MO: Missouri, biological
115 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3472-AL: Alabama, biological
68 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3477-ND: North Dakota, biological
58 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3446-AK: Alaska, biological
37 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3469-KY: Kentucky, biological
120 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3464-GA: Georgia, biological
160 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3467-ID: Idaho, biological
44 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3478-UT: Utah, biological
36 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3480-IA: Iowa, biological
101 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3483-NE: Nebraska, biological
99 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3437-VT: Vermont, biological
14 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3457-OH: Ohio, biological
88 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3432-FL: Florida, biological
67 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3427-WA: Washington, biological
39 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3434-NY: New York, biological
64 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3441-PA: Pennsylvania, biological
67 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3475-SD: South Dakota, biological
76 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3456-IN: Indiana, biological
92 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3471-NC: North Carolina, biological
101 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3451-NJ: New Jersey, biological
21 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3450-WV: West Virginia, biological
55 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3440-RI: Rhode Island, biological
5 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3439-CT: Connecticut, biological
9 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3443-NV: Nevada, biological
44 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3470-SC: South Carolina, biological
47 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3428-CA: California, biological
58 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3481-KS: Kansas, biological
109 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3492-KS: Kansas, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3429-OR: Oregon, biological
36 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3468-FL: Florida, biological
6 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3442-AZ: Arizona, biological
36 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3433-VI: U.S. Virgin Islands, biological
3 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3491-KS: Kansas, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3438-MA: Massachusetts, biological
14 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3494-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3493-NE: Nebraska, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3445-NH: New Hampshire, biological
10 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3517-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3499-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3497-MA: Massachusetts, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3500-NM: New Mexico, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3431-HI: Hawaii, biological
4 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3466-GU: Guam, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3516-MT: Montana, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3465-AS: American Samoa, biological
5 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3505-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3513-SD: South Dakota, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3507-WA: Washington, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3559-NM: New Mexico, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3518-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3496-NM: New Mexico, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3489-NE: Nebraska, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3557-NY: New York, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3449-DE: Delaware, biological
3 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3463-MP: Northern Mariana Islands, biological
4 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3488-NE: Nebraska, biological
2 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3522-LA: Louisiana, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3503-MN: Minnesota, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3515-RI: Rhode Island, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3484-MA: Massachusetts, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3523-NE: Nebraska, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3580-NM: New Mexico, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3486-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3501-TX: Texas, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3520-NM: New Mexico, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3504-NY: New York, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3510-NM: New Mexico, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3495-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3526-SD: South Dakota, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3509-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3487-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3558-NM: New Mexico, biological
2 designated areas
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3528-AL: Alabama, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3519-NM: New Mexico, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3514-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3502-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3524-IA: Iowa, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3490-KS: Kansas, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3485-NM: New Mexico, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3536-SD: South Dakota, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3511-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3521-NM: New Mexico, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3447-DC: District of Columbia, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3512-ND: North Dakota, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3578-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3579-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3508-MN: Minnesota, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3506-NM: New Mexico, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3498-ME: Maine, biological
1 designated area
FEMAEmergencyMarch 13, 2020
EM-3570-OK: Oklahoma, biological
1 designated area
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 20, 2020
DR-4480-NY: New York, biological
64 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 22, 2020
DR-4482-CA: California, biological
58 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 22, 2020
DR-4481-WA: Washington, biological
67 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 23, 2020
DR-4483-IA: Iowa, biological
101 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 24, 2020
DR-4484-LA: Louisiana, biological
71 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 25, 2020
DR-4487-NC: North Carolina, biological
106 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 25, 2020
DR-4485-TX: Texas, biological
257 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 25, 2020
DR-4486-FL: Florida, biological
70 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 25, 2020
DR-4488-NJ: New Jersey, biological
23 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 26, 2020
DR-4489-IL: Illinois, biological
102 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 26, 2020
DR-4490-MO: Missouri, biological
115 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 26, 2020
DR-4491-MD: Maryland, biological
24 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 27, 2020
DR-4496-MA: Massachusetts, biological
17 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 27, 2020
DR-4493-PR: Puerto Rico, biological
78 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 27, 2020
DR-4494-MI: Michigan, biological
94 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 27, 2020
DR-4492-SC: South Carolina, biological
47 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 27, 2020
DR-4495-GU: Guam, biological
1 designated area
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 28, 2020
DR-4499-OR: Oregon, biological
47 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 28, 2020
DR-4497-KY: Kentucky, biological
120 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 28, 2020
DR-4498-CO: Colorado, biological
66 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 28, 2020
DR-4500-CT: Connecticut, biological
12 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 29, 2020
DR-4504-KS: Kansas, biological
121 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 29, 2020
DR-4501-GA: Georgia, biological
160 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 29, 2020
DR-4503-AL: Alabama, biological
69 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 29, 2020
DR-4502-DC: District of Columbia, biological
1 designated area
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 30, 2020
DR-4506-PA: Pennsylvania, biological
67 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 30, 2020
DR-4505-RI: Rhode Island, biological
7 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 31, 2020
DR-4507-OH: Ohio, biological
88 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 31, 2020
DR-4508-MT: Montana, biological
64 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 1, 2020
DR-4509-ND: North Dakota, biological
58 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 1, 2020
DR-4510-HI: Hawaii, biological
5 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 1, 2020
DR-4511-MP: Northern Mariana Islands, biological
5 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 2, 2020
DR-4514-TN: Tennessee, biological
95 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 2, 2020
DR-4512-VA: Virginia, biological
138 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 2, 2020
DR-4513-VI: U.S. Virgin Islands, biological
3 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 3, 2020
DR-4515-IN: Indiana, biological
93 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 3, 2020
DR-4518-AR: Arkansas, biological
76 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 3, 2020
DR-4517-WV: West Virginia, biological
55 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 3, 2020
DR-4516-NH: New Hampshire, biological
10 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 4, 2020
DR-4522-ME: Maine, biological
438 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 4, 2020
DR-4520-WI: Wisconsin, biological
84 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 4, 2020
DR-4525-UT: Utah, biological
36 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 4, 2020
DR-4521-NE: Nebraska, biological
101 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 4, 2020
DR-4524-AZ: Arizona, biological
36 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 4, 2020
DR-4523-NV: Nevada, biological
44 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 5, 2020
DR-4527-SD: South Dakota, biological
194 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 5, 2020
DR-4528-MS: Mississippi, biological
83 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 5, 2020
DR-4530-OK: Oklahoma, biological
112 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 5, 2020
DR-4529-NM: New Mexico, biological
65 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 5, 2020
DR-4526-DE: Delaware, biological
3 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 7, 2020
DR-4531-MN: Minnesota, biological
107 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 8, 2020
DR-4532-VT: Vermont, biological
14 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 9, 2020
DR-4533-AK: Alaska, biological
84 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 9, 2020
DR-4534-ID: Idaho, biological
49 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 11, 2020
DR-4535-WY: Wyoming, biological
24 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterApril 17, 2020
DR-4537-AS: American Samoa, biological
5 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterMay 8, 2020
DR-4545-FL: Florida, biological
7 designated areas
FEMAMajor disasterFebruary 2, 2021
DR-4582-AZ: Arizona, biological
1 designated area
FEMAMajor disasterMarch 28, 2021
DR-4591-AL: Alabama, biological
1 designated area

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/3459. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.

EM-3459-LA: Louisiana Covid-19

The declaration

Which areas are covered, and for what?

How much has FEMA approved?

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