Louisiana governor Jeff Landry signed a package of insurance reform bills Tuesday aimed at encouraging insurers to write more business in the state’s property market. The legislation, endorsed by Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, will give property insurers more flexibility …
The Sorrento Town Council has voted 3-0 to pay claims by the Louisiana residents whose homes were flooded and soiled by backups from the town’s troubled sewer system. The Advocate reports the vote Tuesday night gave Mayor Pro Tem Randy …
New federal flood insurance rate maps will go into effect today, affecting thousands of Livingston Parish, La., homeowners. The Advocate reports many people whose homes have never flooded will be required by their mortgage companies to buy insurance that could …