La. homeowners insurance market buckles under 600K claims

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning. Let's take a spin through today's headlines.

600K claims

As big national insurers pulled out of coastal areas in the southeast, homeowners increasingly relied on less-regulated regional insurance providers to make them whole in case of catastrophe. Now, even some of those companies — once willing to make a risky bet — are leaving. Here's Michael Finch II with the deep-dive.

'What's taking so long?'

Narrowing the list of possible sites for a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge has triggered more concerns. But one of the biggest questions, according to a project manager trying to find a site for the crossing, is: "What's taking so long?" Will Sentell has the story.

BRPD discipline battle

A Baton Rouge cop at the center of an ongoing public feud with BRPD Chief Murphy Paul will be the department's new representative on a fraught panel that hears officer’s appeals when they disagree with Paul’s discipline decisions. James Finn brings us the results from Friday's civil service board election. 

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