Louisiana Politics

Insurance woes constrict housing market

BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | Capitol News Bureau Editor

Housing crunch: As a property insurance crisis has left Louisianans with fewer options and higher costs, the housing market in the New Orleans area is sending distress signals, Sam Karlin reports.

Landry and TFA: Few nonprofits have left a bigger impact on public education than has Teach For America. But Gov. Jeff Landry recently yanked some of the group's funding, Patrick Wall reports. See why, and what that says about TFA's waning influence.

Carville on Biden: James Carville, a Democratic strategist, has long argued that President Joe Biden should concede the election due to his age, Tyler Bridges reports. He's no longer making that argument alone.

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Numbers to Know

Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed $500K in state funding for the nonprofit Teach For America

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Fewer than 50 TFA recruits will join public school classrooms this year, down from 375 in 2013

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Landry says the organization "has strayed from its original mission"

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Source: Gov. Jeff Landry, Louisiana Legislature

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