By Drew Broach | Deputy metro editor
MALADJUSTED: After Hurricane Ida, policyholders across south Louisiana grumbled as insurance companies, often without notice, bounced their claims around among a seemingly endless string of adjusters. Flooded with complaints, state Sen. Joseph Bouie, Jr., D-New Orleans, proposed a bill that would prohibit insurance companies from assigning more than three adjusters to work a single claim. But as other lawmakers and insurance industry lobbyists pointed out Wednesday, the legislation might have unintended consequences that would hurt consumers.
MISSING IN MISSION: When Sister Suellen Tennyson left New Orleans in 2014 to serve as a missionary in West Africa, she pledged to remain in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, as long as her health and religious community would allow - even as attacks by armed Islamist groups and unlawful killings by state security forces mounted. She wasn't afraid for her safety, friends say. Now they're praying for the safe return of the 83-year-old nun, who was kidnapped by armed gunmen from her home.
FLY AWAY: Rents are rising so high along commercial stretches of Magazine Street that some tenants are bailing out. The latest: Juan’s Flying Burrito plans to close its Uptown location by May 31, after a five-year run at 5538 Magazine.
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