Governor Jeff Landry signs 4 insurance-related bills in hopes of lowering homeowner insurance
07-05-2024 18:05 via wbrz.com

Governor Jeff Landry signs 4 insurance-related bills in hopes of lowering homeowner insurance

BATON ROUGE - Governor Jeff Landry said the four bills he signed today are in efforts to get the state out of an insurance crisis, which has caused homeowners insurance rates to skyrocket.State Insurance Commissioner, Tim Temple, was in attendance at the signing in support of the bills."Our hope is that this package of bills will start to create more balance in the law and in the market so that we can drive the cost of property insurance down and m ore affordable for our citizens," Landry said.
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