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Louisiana allowed insurers to drop more homeowners. Only one took advantage.
4+ hour, 3+ min ago Louisiana lawmakers passed a controversial law last year that gave insurance companies more leeway to drop policyholders, part of a fierce debate over how to tame ever-rising homeowners insurance rates that have reached crisis levels. Consumer advocates and Democrats warned…...
At long last, New Orleans S&WB cuts ribbon on new power complex -- with work left to do
5+ day, 13+ hour ago New Orleans leaders on Tuesday unveiled a long-awaited upgrade to the city's dilapidated flood-protection infrastructure, cutting the ribbon on a $300 million power complex intended to deliver reliable electricity to the city's drainage pumps. "When you're building the plane, even while…...
This Louisiana home insurer is cutting rates after steep increases. But it’s not all good news.
1+ week, 3+ day ago Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, right, paces by himself as he gets ready to face a gym filled with concerned south Louisiana citizens during a town hall in Houma. He called insurance the "biggest crisis our state faces."" One of…...
Their home insurer went bankrupt. These south Louisiana residents still have nowhere to go.
3+ week, 1+ day ago Nearly 15 years ago, Gerard Braud and his wife bought a raised cottage home in Mandeville, nestled on a sprawling yard with a live oak tree overlooking Lake Pontchartrain. He thought they would spend the rest of their lives in it....
Louisiana may soon require bigger discounts for fortified roofs as they surge in popularity
1+ mon, 1+ week ago Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, foreground, faces a concerned crowd as he spoke about the insurance market at a town hall in Houma. He called insurance the "biggest crisis our state faces." Louisiana may soon require insurance companies to deliver bigger…...
Corps completes Mississippi River sill to protect New Orleans’ drinking water
2+ mon, 6+ day ago The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the underwater sill built to prevent salt water from moving up the Mississippi River and threatening New Orleans" water supply." The Corps built the sill in 12 days and finished construction on Oct. 10, according…...
Editorial: Expanding fortified roofs is the one insurance strategy we can all agree on
3+ mon, 2+ week ago Sadly, there's no silver bullet that can quickly end the property insurance crisis that is plaguing south Louisiana, vastly limiting the availability of homeowners insurance and driving costs so high that many residents are struggling to afford to live here....
Tim Temple: Session was a win for some insurance reforms, but more is needed. Here's why.
4+ mon, 1+ week ago Traffic backs up near North Causeway Boulevard Service Road and White Street. My team and I spent the past year, including actively participating in 14 auto insurance committee hearings before the legislative session, working with legislators to draft a comprehensive package…...
Jeff Landry and Tim Temple spar again over how to limit insurance rate increases in Louisiana
4+ mon, 4+ week ago They still aren't on the same page. Gov. Jeff Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple are offering sharply contrasting views over how and why General Motors Insurance entered the Louisiana market " a continuation of a battle between the two Republicans…...
Letters: A simple way to lower auto insurance rates in Louisiana
4+ mon, 4+ week ago State Farm is the largest auto insurance company in Louisiana when ranked by market share with about one-third of policies." Louisiana drivers pay some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country. Despite dozens of insurers in the state,…...