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Money has run out for Louisiana fortified roof grants. Will lawmakers add more?
By SAM KARLIN
After years of struggling to bring down rates of homeowners’ insurance, Louisiana lawmakers have coalesced around one program that has proven to lower premiums: Building stronger roofs.
As the Legislature convenes for another session, they face at least one debate over how to put more fortified roofs on homes across the state — and how much money to put toward the effort. A grant program to help build them has proven so popular that it is out of money until July.
Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple said in an interview that his office has exhausted the $25 million allocated to the program over the last year, and he’s asking lawmakers to put more money into the program. Housing advocates have also called for a bigger state investment in the program, in hopes that fortifying a large swath of south Louisiana will bring widespread relief.
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Planning approval sought for multifamily development near West Lee Drive
By Jordan Arceneaux
The Planning Commission on Monday will consider a rezoning request to accommodate a multifamily residential development on Etta Street near West Lee and Nicholson drives.
The application seeks to change the zoning designation on a 1.47-acre commercial lot from heavy commercial (C-2) to general residential (A-4) to allow for the construction of apartments.
The applicant is Brandon Bergeron with Southeast Engineers. The developer and property owner is listed as Tirth Shah of Wilmington, Delaware–based Bleecker House Holdings. Shah and Bergeron could not be reached for comment before this morning’s publication deadline.
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