Past emergencies
Federal disaster declarations that list St. Mary Parish
Hurricane Francine (FEMA DR-4817, hurricane) was declared on September 16, 2024, and FEMA lists St. Mary 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 Baldwin face the same weather.
Source: FEMA disaster 4817, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Checked November 5, 2026.
Severe Winter Storm (FEMA EM-3556, severe ice storm) was declared on February 18, 2021, and FEMA lists St. Mary Parish among the designated areas. The record gives incident dates of February 11, 2021 to February 19, 2021. Ice storms bring outages and frozen lines, and a commercial kitchen without power could keep cooking meals from a mobile commercial kitchen trailer rental, adding a generator if needed. A dishwashing trailer rental and a refrigerated trailer rental can sit alongside it.
Source: FEMA disaster 3556, 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. Mary 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.