FEMAEM-3543-LAEmergencyDeclared September 14, 2020
EM-3543-LA: Louisiana Hurricane Sally
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Louisiana (EM-3543-LA) on September 14, 2020 for the incident of September 13, 2020 to September 16, 2020; it covers 64 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $5.9 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3543-LA (also written FEMA-3543-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Louisiana
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Sally
- Incident period
- September 13, 2020 to September 16, 2020
- Declared
- September 14, 2020
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the fifth of 7 emergency declarations for Louisiana in 2020
- Status
- closed out on February 27, 2025
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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Claiborne (Parish) | — | Yes | — |
| Concordia (Parish) | — | 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Tangipahoa (Parish) | — | Yes | — |
| Tensas (Parish) | — | Yes | — |
| Terrebonne (Parish) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (Parish) | — | 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?
$5.9 millionPublic Assistance 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.
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/3543. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.