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HURRICANE BETSY

FEMA disaster 208 · Hurricane · declared September 10, 1965

Incident type

Hurricane

Declaration type

Major Disaster (DR)

Incident began

September 10, 1965

Incident ended

September 10, 1965

Federal assistance authorized

Individual Assistance · Public Assistance

Counties covered (35)

Acadia Parish Ascension Parish Ascension Parish Assumption Parish Avoyelles Parish Caldwell Parish Catahoula Parish East Baton Rouge Parish East Feliciana Parish Franklin Parish Iberia Parish Iberville Parish Jefferson Parish Lafayette Parish Lafourche Parish Livingston Parish Ouachita Parish Plaquemines Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Rapides Parish Richland Parish St. Bernard Parish St. Charles Parish St. Helena Parish St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish St. Landry Parish St. Martin Parish St. Mary Parish St. Tammany Parish Tangipahoa Parish Terrebonne Parish Washington Parish West Baton Rouge Parish West Feliciana Parish

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. "Federal assistance authorized" lists which FEMA programs were made available; it is not a measure of damage or of money spent.