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Lafayette Parish Disaster History
Since 1965, FEMA has issued 43 federal disaster declarations covering Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
Lafayette Parish — federal disaster declarations per year
19652026
By hazard type
Hurricane24
Flood7
Coastal Storm4
Severe Ice Storm2
Biological2
Winter Storm1
Other1
Severe Storm1
Snowstorm1
All declarations
January 24, 2026Winter Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM
September 10, 2024Hurricane
TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE
September 13, 2021Coastal Storm
TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS
August 29, 2021Hurricane
HURRICANE IDA
August 27, 2021Hurricane
TROPICAL STORM IDA
June 2, 2021Flood
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
March 9, 2021Severe Ice Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORMS
February 18, 2021Severe Ice Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM
January 12, 2021Hurricane
HURRICANE ZETA
October 27, 2020Hurricane
TROPICAL STORM ZETA
October 16, 2020Hurricane
HURRICANE DELTA
October 7, 2020Hurricane
HURRICANE DELTA
September 14, 2020Hurricane
HURRICANE SALLY
August 28, 2020Hurricane
HURRICANE LAURA
August 23, 2020Hurricane
TROPICAL STORMS LAURA AND MARCO
June 7, 2020Coastal Storm
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
March 24, 2020Biological
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
March 13, 2020Biological
COVID-19
August 27, 2019Hurricane
HURRICANE BARRY
July 11, 2019Coastal Storm
TROPICAL STORM BARRY
October 16, 2017Hurricane
TROPICAL STORM HARVEY
August 14, 2016Flood
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
August 29, 2012Hurricane
HURRICANE ISAAC
September 2, 2008Hurricane
HURRICANE GUSTAV
August 29, 2008Hurricane
HURRICANE GUSTAV
September 24, 2005HurricaneIndividual Assistance
HURRICANE RITA
September 21, 2005Hurricane
HURRICANE RITA
August 29, 2005HurricaneIndividual Assistance
HURRICANE KATRINA
September 15, 2004Hurricane
HURRICANE IVAN
June 8, 2004Severe StormIndividual Assistance
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
February 1, 2003Other
LOSS OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA
October 3, 2002HurricaneIndividual Assistance
HURRICANE LILI
June 11, 2001Coastal StormIndividual Assistance
TROPICAL STORM ALLISON
February 2, 1993FloodIndividual Assistance
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
August 26, 1992HurricaneIndividual Assistance
HURRICANE ANDREW
July 17, 1989FloodIndividual Assistance
TROPICAL STORM ALLISON
October 31, 1984FloodIndividual Assistance
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
May 21, 1980FloodIndividual Assistance
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
May 2, 1977FloodIndividual Assistance
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
February 22, 1977Snowstorm
DROUGHT & FREEZING
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. "Individual Assistance" means FEMA aid to households was authorized; it does not measure total damage. History is not a forecast.