FEMAEM-3574-LAEmergencyDeclared September 13, 2021
EM-3574-LA: Louisiana Tropical Storm Nicholas
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Louisiana (EM-3574-LA) on September 13, 2021 for the incident of September 12, 2021 to September 18, 2021; it covers 64 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $80,382 in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3574-LA (also written FEMA-3574-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Louisiana
- Incident
- Coastal Storm: Tropical Storm Nicholas
- Incident period
- September 12, 2021 to September 18, 2021
- Declared
- September 13, 2021
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the third of 3 emergency declarations for Louisiana in 2021
- Status
- closed out on September 14, 2023
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?
$80,382Public 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.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3574. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.