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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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St. James Parish Disaster History

Since 1965, FEMA has issued 44 federal disaster declarations covering St. James Parish, Louisiana.

St. James Parish — federal disaster declarations per year
19652026

By hazard type

Hurricane27
Flood5
Coastal Storm4
Severe Storm2
Biological2
Severe Ice Storm2
Winter Storm1
Other1

All declarations

May 20, 1989FloodIndividual Assistance
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
April 27, 1973FloodIndividual Assistance
SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
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.