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HURRICANE EDITH

FEMA disaster 315 · Hurricane · declared October 13, 1971

Incident type
Hurricane
Declaration type
Major Disaster (DR)
Incident began
October 13, 1971
Incident ended
October 13, 1971
Federal assistance authorized
Public Assistance

Counties covered (21)

Acadia ParishAscension ParishAssumption ParishCalcasieu ParishCameron ParishEast Baton Rouge ParishEvangeline ParishIberia ParishIberville ParishJefferson Davis ParishLafayette ParishPointe Coupee ParishSt. Charles ParishSt. James ParishSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. Landry ParishSt. Martin ParishSt. Mary ParishTerrebonne ParishVermilion ParishWest Baton Rouge 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.

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