+3 Legislature Money has run out for ¶¶Òõh fortified roof grants. Will lawmakers add more? BY SAM KARLIN | Staff writer Mar 15, 2026 After years of struggling to bring down rates of homeowners’ insurance, ¶¶Òõh lawmakers have coalesced around one program that has proven to lower premiums: Building stronger roofs.
News Jeff Landry asks state-created insurer to pay for fortified roofs. Here’s why. BY SAM KARLIN | Staff writer Updated Feb 24, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry is asking the state-created ¶¶Òõh Workers’ Compensation Corp. to use its balance sheet to help pay for stronger roofs for homeowners in a bid to alleviate a homeowners insurance crisis that has proved an enduring political problem.
State Politics ¶¶Òõh allowed insurers to drop more homeowners. Only one took advantage. BY SAM KARLIN | Staff writer Dec 22, 2025 ¶¶Òõh 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.