Louisiana HUD CDBG-DR and FEMA Resources

Grantee website, Federal Register notices, and FEMA disaster declarations for the State of Louisiana.

The Louisiana resource page is the state entry in the WindRainFlood.Com Resources index. It links to the HUD CDBG-DR grantee website for the State of Louisiana (OCD), the Federal Register search URL for CDBG-DR notices that name Louisiana, and a live FEMA disaster declaration table, filtered by default to DR-type declarations for Louisiana over the last five years.

The page is designed so that a household, a business, or an oversight volunteer can locate the state agency that administers the federal recovery grant, confirm the FEMA declaration number for their disaster, and search the declaration history for the state in one place.

Federal Register Published Notices for Louisiana

Federal Register Published Notices

Allocations for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery

Use the search button below to open the Federal Register search that names Louisiana and the HUD CDBG-DR program.

Search Louisiana Disasters

The Federal Register search opens in a new tab. It returns every HUD CDBG-DR notice that names Louisiana, including allocations, action plan approvals, and amendments.

FEMA Disaster Declarations for Louisiana

FEMA Funding Obligations reported the following Major Disasters for Louisiana between 2021 and 2026:

The table below loads live from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 API. Filter by disaster number, incident type, or date range using the search box above the table.

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Each declaration number in the table links to the FEMA disaster page for that declaration. For a wider search, open the full FEMA disaster declaration search for Louisiana:

FEMA Disaster Declarations between 2021 and 2026 for Louisiana

Louisiana HUD CDBG-DR Grantee

  • Administered by OCD

    • The Louisiana Office of Community Development (OCD), within the Louisiana Division of Administration, manages CDBG-DR funds for the state .
    • Grant Program Website
  • Hurricanes Laura and Delta (FEMA DR-4559/4577)

    • HUD allocated $1.27 billion in CDBG-DR funds for Hurricanes Laura and Delta, including $600 million for the Recovery Louisiana Homeowners Assistance Program .
    • Programs include Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance, the Affordable Rental and Permanent Supportive Housing Program, and the Public Facilities Program .
  • Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta, and Ida

    • Louisiana allocated $1.2 billion in CDBG-DR funds for Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Zeta and $1.27 billion for Hurricane Ida .
    • The state has received more than $25 billion in CDBG-DR funds since 2005 .

The grantee website hosts the Louisiana action plans, the amendments, the allocation amounts, and the applicant portal.

The Three-Step Louisiana State Index Routine

A repeatable sequence that locates the Louisiana grantee, verifies the FEMA declaration, and tracks the assistance provided.

1

Locate the Louisiana Grantee

Your Action: Open the OCD grant program website from the Louisiana Grantee card on this page. Look for the Action Plan, Amendments, Programs, and Applicant Portal sections.

Why It Matters: The OCD grantee website is the only place where the Louisiana household can read the current action plan, the current allocation, the current program rules, and the current status of an individual case.

2

Verify the Louisiana Declaration

Your Action: Use the FEMA declarations table on this page to confirm the declaration number, the incident type, and the incident period for your disaster. If you need a wider search, use the FEMA declarations reference link below the table.

Why It Matters: The declaration number appears on the FEMA determination letter and on many Louisiana program forms. Confirming it ensures your application is matched to the correct disaster.

3

Track the Louisiana Assistance

Your Action: Use the Federal Register search on this page to review every HUD CDBG-DR notice that names Louisiana. Use the HUD Exchange CDBG-DR link to confirm the current Louisiana allocation and published action plan. Save a copy of the current action plan, the allocation, and every decision letter.

Why It Matters: The public record is the document that supports an oversight request, a public comment, a legislative inquiry, or a formal appeal. Preserving the record is the first step in preventing obscured aid.

Glossary Term: Louisiana CDBG-DR Grantee

Definition: The State of Louisiana, acting through the Office of Community Development (OCD) within the Louisiana Division of Administration, is the HUD CDBG-DR grantee for the state .

In Practice: OCD publishes the Louisiana action plans, the amendments, the allocation amounts, the program rules, and the applicant portal on the OCD website. OCD is responsible for the program design, the eligibility determinations, and the appeal process for individual applicants.

Why It Matters: The OCD website is the only public record of the Louisiana recovery program. Without it, Louisiana households cannot verify the program rules, the deadlines, or the case status.

Glossary Term: FEMA Disaster Declaration

Definition: A formal federal declaration by the President that a major disaster or emergency exists in a specified area and that federal assistance is authorized.

In Practice: The declaration records the disaster number, the state, the incident type, the incident period, and the designated counties. The declaration unlocks FEMA Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and other federal programs.

Why It Matters: The declaration number appears on the FEMA determination letter and on most state and federal program forms. Without it, the household cannot verify eligibility or file a program application.

Case Origin: Why This Page Exists

After a presidentially declared disaster, federal recovery funding for Louisiana flows through FEMA and HUD. FEMA administers Individual Assistance and Public Assistance. HUD administers the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program, which is awarded directly to the State of Louisiana through OCD.

This page traces to recurring Louisiana hurricane, flood, and storm events where Louisiana households could not locate the state's HUD CDBG-DR grantee website or the current FEMA declaration for their parish. The pattern was consistent: households that found the state grantee website early in recovery completed the application faster and with fewer disputes than households that learned about the program after the application window had closed.

During the 2026 reorganization the recovery team found that the state recovery links, the FEMA declaration links, and the assistance matrix were documented on separate pages, and households could not see the full state record. The three were merged into this page, which carries the Louisiana grantee website, the Federal Register search, and a live FEMA declarations lookup in one place.

Key public access points for Louisiana:

  • OCD CDBG-DR page: the Louisiana grantee page for the HUD CDBG-DR program.
  • Federal Register search: the search that returns every HUD CDBG-DR notice naming Louisiana.
  • FEMA Disaster Declarations: the federal database that records every Louisiana declaration by number, incident type, and incident period.
  • FEMA Active Disaster Search: the federal search that lists currently open Louisiana disasters.
  • HUD Exchange CDBG-DR: the federal program page that lists the Louisiana allocation and the published action plan.
  • openFEMA: the federal open data portal that publishes FEMA program data, declarations, and assistance records for Louisiana.

The method generalizes to any state or disaster because it depends on the public record that each grantee and each federal agency publishes. Any Louisiana disaster can be looked up through the search tools on this page, and any new declaration is picked up automatically from the OpenFEMA v2 API.

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