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HURRICANE CARMEN

FEMA disaster 448 · Hurricane · declared September 23, 1974

Incident type
Hurricane
Declaration type
Major Disaster (DR)
Incident began
September 23, 1974
Incident ended
September 23, 1974
Federal assistance authorized
Individual Assistance · Public Assistance

Counties covered (10)

Ascension ParishIberia ParishLafayette ParishLafourche ParishPlaquemines ParishSt. Landry ParishSt. Martin ParishSt. Mary ParishTerrebonne ParishVermilion 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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