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This is a record of past federal disaster declarations, not a forecast. Federal assistance figures are aid obligated under specific programs, not total damages. For current threats, check the National Weather Service and FEMA.

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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

September 23, 1974HurricaneIndividual Assistance
HURRICANE CARMEN
October 13, 1971Hurricane
HURRICANE EDITH
September 10, 1965HurricaneIndividual Assistance
HURRICANE BETSY

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.