More insurance companies pull out of Louisiana: 'We are in a crisis'

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Thousands of Americans living in the southern United States no longer have home insurance due to companies leaving the region after years of crushing storms.

hit Lake Charles. Soon after, the state was hit by storms Delta and Zeta, and then another major hurricane, Ida, in 2021.

"Our regional industry is backed up by the international reinsurance market and that market has been impacted not just by our horrible hurricane seasons, but also hurricane Ian in south Florida this past year, record wildfires in California and Australia, and record flooding in Germany," Donelon said. "All of those challenges are making insurance much more difficult to come by and more expensive for policyholders in the coastal parts of our state.

Gail Bradley, of Killona, was one of the dozens injured during the storms. Her sister, Charlotte Lewis says she's still recovering. Charlotte Lewis says her sister just repaired her home after Hurricane Ida. Now they're preparing to tear it down after a tornado tore through her neighborhood last month.

 

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How are grants to insurance companies not construed as socialism? Conservatives twist themselves into Gordian knots to avoid that label.

Good thing climate change isn’t real. Poor red state.

Jim Donelon is a nice guy, but he isn't going to be part of the solution. Look at the evidence Louisiana.

Is it a chocolate city yet?

They just want to collect?

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