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㰀瀀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀琀攀砀琀㠀∀㸀䄀搀瘀漀挀愀琀攀 䄀挀愀搀椀愀渀愀 䈀甀爀攀愀甀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀戀爀 ⼀㸀 ഀഀ
August 7, 2007 By Patrick Courreges
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㰀瀀㸀䰀䄀䘀䄀夀䔀吀吀䔀 ᐀†䰀漀甀椀猀椀愀渀愀 䤀渀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀 䌀漀洀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀攀爀 䨀椀洀 䐀漀渀攀氀漀渀 眀愀爀渀攀搀 䴀漀渀搀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 椀渀ഀഀ
south Louisiana should have flood insurance, especially with the most active part of the hurricane season
挀漀洀椀渀最⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
㰀瀀㸀䐀漀渀攀氀漀渀 猀瀀漀欀攀 琀漀 愀 氀甀渀挀栀攀漀渀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀 䰀愀昀愀礀攀琀琀攀 倀愀爀椀猀栀 䤀渀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀 䔀砀挀栀愀渀最攀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 渀攀攀搀 昀漀爀ഀഀ
participating in the federally funded flood insurance program and about the strides the state has made
猀椀渀挀攀 栀甀爀爀椀挀愀渀攀猀 䬀愀琀爀椀渀愀 愀渀搀 刀椀琀愀 椀渀 ㈀ 㔀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
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Donelon said that, historically, the stretch of the hurricane season from mid-August through late October 椀猀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 愀挀琀椀瘀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀 椀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀攀猀栀漀氀搀 漀昀 琀栀愀琀 琀椀洀攀 昀爀愀洀攀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ 㰀瀀㸀䠀攀 猀愀椀搀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 椀渀 猀漀甀琀栀 䰀漀甀椀猀椀愀渀愀 眀栀漀 搀漀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 昀氀漀漀搀 椀渀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 愀挀琀 焀甀椀挀欀氀礀 琀漀 最攀琀 椀琀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 漀昀ഀഀ the 30-day waiting period from signing up to activating the policy.
ഀഀDonelon said only 40 percent of the people hit by Katrina and Rita had flood insurance, and only 30 瀀攀爀挀攀渀琀 漀昀 猀琀愀琀攀眀椀搀攀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀琀礀 漀眀渀攀爀猀 搀漀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ 㰀瀀㸀䠀攀 猀愀椀搀 瀀爀椀瘀愀琀攀 椀渀猀甀爀攀爀猀 瀀愀椀搀 漀甀琀 ␀㈀㔀 戀椀氀氀椀漀渀 椀渀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀琀礀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 昀漀爀 ㈀ 㔀Ⰰ 瀀氀甀猀 琀栀攀 䘀攀搀攀爀愀氀 䔀洀攀爀最攀渀挀礀ഀഀ Management Agency paid out $16 billion in flood claims.
ഀഀDonelon compared that with the $2.3 billion property insurers collected in premiums in 2006 to illustrate 琀栀攀 栀椀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 椀渀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀 椀渀搀甀猀琀爀礀 栀愀搀 琀愀欀攀渀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ 㰀瀀㸀䠀攀 猀愀椀搀 猀琀攀瀀猀 琀愀欀攀渀 戀礀 䜀漀瘀⸀ 䬀愀琀栀氀攀攀渀 䈀氀愀渀挀漀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䰀攀最椀猀氀愀琀甀爀攀 猀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 ㈀ 㔀 猀琀漀爀洀猀 栀愀瘀攀 洀愀搀攀 琀栀攀ഀഀ situation better, and state government had shown responsibility and accountability in responding to the 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀 漀昀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀琀礀 椀渀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ 㰀瀀㸀∀吀栀攀 最氀愀猀猀 椀猀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 栀愀氀昀ⴀ昀甀氀氀Ⰰ∀ 䐀漀渀攀氀漀渀 猀愀椀搀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ 㰀瀀㸀∀圀栀愀琀 眀攀ᤀ瘠攀 戀攀攀渀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 椀猀 愀 栀漀爀爀椀昀椀挀 琀爀愀最攀搀礀 琀栀愀琀Ⰰ 昀椀爀猀琀 愀渀搀 昀漀爀攀洀漀猀琀Ⰰ 挀漀猀琀 Ⰰ㘀 漀昀 漀甀爀 昀攀氀氀漀眀 挀椀琀椀稀攀渀猀ഀഀ their lives," he said. "Many tens of thousands of folks lost everything that was important to them other 琀栀愀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 氀椀瘀攀猀⸀∀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ
Donelon said the work done by the Blanco administration and the Legislature have set the state up to be a 戀攀琀琀攀爀 瀀氀愀挀攀 琀栀愀渀 椀琀 眀愀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 猀琀漀爀洀猀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ
"We are now primed and ready to take our place amongst the progressive states into which people want to 挀漀洀攀Ⰰ∀ 栀攀 猀愀椀搀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ 㰀瀀㸀䐀漀渀攀氀漀渀 猀愀椀搀 漀渀攀 戀椀最 猀琀攀瀀 椀渀 琀栀愀琀 搀椀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 搀攀挀椀猀椀漀渀 琀漀 搀椀猀猀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀 䤀渀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀 刀愀琀椀渀最ഀഀ Commission, which he described as "a throwback to the bad old days."
ഀഀ 㰀瀀㸀䠀攀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀愀琀 愀挀琀椀漀渀 眀椀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 攀昀昀攀挀琀 漀昀 爀攀洀漀瘀椀渀最 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀漀氀椀琀椀挀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 猀攀琀琀椀渀最 漀昀 椀渀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀 爀愀琀攀猀ഀഀ in the state. ഀഀDonelon said another key step was the setting aside of up to $100 million in grants - issued in grants of ␀㈀ 洀椀氀氀椀漀渀 琀漀 ␀ 洀椀氀氀椀漀渀 瀀攀爀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 ⴀ 昀漀爀 椀渀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 洀攀攀琀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀 最甀椀搀攀氀椀渀攀猀 昀漀爀ഀഀ writing business in the state and take some of the burden off the state high-risk property insurance pool.
ഀഀ 㰀瀀㸀䠀攀 猀愀椀搀 椀渀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀琀 搀漀渀攀 戀甀猀椀渀攀猀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀 栀愀瘀攀 攀砀瀀爀攀猀猀攀搀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀 椀渀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最ഀഀ insurance under the grant program. ഀഀ ഀഀ ഀഀ