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Rapides Parish Disaster History
Since 1965, FEMA has issued 49 federal disaster declarations covering Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
Rapides Parish — federal disaster declarations per year
19652026
By hazard type
Hurricane23
Flood10
Coastal Storm3
Severe Storm3
Biological2
Fire2
Severe Ice Storm2
Winter Storm1
Other1
Snowstorm1
Tornado1
All declarations
January 24, 2026Winter Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM
September 10, 2024Hurricane
TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE
August 30, 2023Fire
HIGHWAY 113 FIRE
September 13, 2021Coastal Storm
TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS
August 29, 2021Hurricane
HURRICANE IDA
August 27, 2021Hurricane
TROPICAL STORM IDA
March 9, 2021Severe Ice Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORMS
February 18, 2021Severe Ice Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM
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
September 19, 2019Flood
FLOODING
July 11, 2019Coastal Storm
TROPICAL STORM BARRY
May 29, 2019Flood
FLOODING
October 16, 2017Hurricane
TROPICAL STORM HARVEY
August 28, 2017Hurricane
TROPICAL STORM HARVEY
March 13, 2016Flood
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
July 13, 2015Flood
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
August 29, 2012Hurricane
HURRICANE ISAAC
August 27, 2012Hurricane
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC
September 2, 2008Hurricane
HURRICANE GUSTAV
August 29, 2008Hurricane
HURRICANE GUSTAV
November 2, 2006Severe Storm
SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
September 24, 2005Hurricane
HURRICANE RITA
September 21, 2005Hurricane
HURRICANE RITA
August 29, 2005Hurricane
HURRICANE KATRINA
August 27, 2005Hurricane
HURRICANE KATRINA
September 15, 2004Hurricane
HURRICANE IVAN
February 1, 2003Other
LOSS OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA
October 3, 2002HurricaneIndividual Assistance
HURRICANE LILI
September 11, 2000Fire
LA-WESTERN LOUISIANA FIRE COMPLEX-9/8/00
August 26, 1992HurricaneIndividual Assistance
HURRICANE ANDREW
May 3, 1991Severe StormIndividual Assistance
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
April 23, 1991FloodIndividual Assistance
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
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.