Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list St. James Parish
Hurricane Francine (FEMA DR-4817, hurricane) was declared on September 16, 2024, and FEMA lists St. James Parish among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of September 9, 2024 to September 12, 2024. Wind, surge, and long power loss can close a commercial kitchen for days, and a facility could keep the cooking line, range, and ovens running and serve meals onsite from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental while repairs run. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails. Facilities near Donaldsonville face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 4817, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Tropical Storm Francine (FEMA EM-3614, hurricane) was declared on September 10, 2024, and FEMA lists St. James Parish among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of September 10, 2024 to September 12, 2024. Wind, surge, and long power loss can close a commercial kitchen for days, and a facility could keep the cooking line, range, and ovens running and serve meals onsite from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental while repairs run. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails.
Source: FEMA disaster 3614, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Hurricane Zeta (FEMA DR-4577, hurricane) was declared on January 12, 2021, and FEMA lists St. James Parish among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of October 26, 2020 to October 29, 2020. Wind, surge, and long power loss can close a commercial kitchen for days, and a facility could keep the cooking line, range, and ovens running and serve meals onsite from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental while repairs run. Add a dishwashing trailer rental for the dish room, and a refrigerated trailer rental if the walk-in fails.
Source: FEMA disaster 4577, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.