As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura making landfall in the Lake Charles area approaches, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon reminds policyholders affected by the hurricane that their struggle has not been forgotten.
Hurricane Laura was responsible for 175,160 total insurance claims, most of which were residential property claims. Total paid losses plus reserves on reported claims for Hurricane Laura as of the end of June were $8.6 billion, accounting for the vast majority of the estimated $10 billion in insured damage from the historic 2020 hurricane season in Louisiana.