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Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
A Tiny Company Is Vouching for Risky Insurers in Hurricane Country
LaPlace, La., is the sort of town that is becoming a no-go zone for major insurance companies. Sandwiched between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain outside of New Orleans, it is only about 10 feet above sea level and has an alarming history of serious storms and flooding. So Nadia Hart was happy that Lighthouse Excalibur Insurance, a small Louisiana insurer with an 'A' rating for financial stability, was willing to write a policy on her three-bedroom house in town. 'My broker told me that they were a good insurance company, a good rating, and so I went with them,' she said.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Yahoo
Louisiana lakes with the highest snake populations according to WorldAtlas. What to know
Louisiana is home to approximately 48 species of snakes, and seven of those species are venomous. Louisiana also is home to a diverse array of water bodies, including rivers, bayous, lakes, bays, sounds and the Gulf of America, formerly the Gulf of Mexico. Within these bodies of water, a variety of Louisiana's snake species can be found, and some waters are more infested than others. The four most snake infested lakes in Louisiana according to WorldAtlas In Louisiana lakes, the most common non-venomous snakes that are found include the banded water snake, the diamond back water snake and the common garter snake. Conversely, the most common venomous snakes found in Louisiana lakes include cottonmouths, also referred to as water moccasins, and copperheads. Lake Pontchartrain Lake Pontchartrain is considered to be the No. 1 most snake infested lake in Louisiana, according to WorldAtlas. The body of water encompasses approximately 630 square miles, and has multiple bayous and rivers flowing into it. The mostly freshwater lake is inhabited by a variety of snakes, including the ball python, brahminy blind snake, pygmy rattlesnake, timber rattlesnake, glossy swamp snake, eastern copperhead, gray rat snake, western rat snake, scarlet snake and mud snake. Lake Maurepas Lake Maurepas is another large, snake-filled lake in Louisiana. The remote lake spans more than 15,000 acres and is home to over 18 different species of snake. A few of these snake types include the ball python, gray rat snake, glossy swamp snake and mud snake. Calcasieu Lake Calcasieu Lake sits on the Louisiana-Texas border and is located on the Chenier Coastal Plain. This lake has a natural surrounding, with a variety of wildlife thriving within its marsh habitat. Nearly 26 species of snake inhabit Calcasieu Lake, some include the eastern copperhead, timber rattlesnake, northern cottonmouth, Texas coral snake and glossy swamp snake. Lake Claiborne Lake Claiborne is a man-made lake that covers approximately 6,400 acres. This lake is home to approximately 26 different types of snakes, including Graham's crayfish snake, diamondback water snake, rough earth snake, flat-headed snake, Texas coral snake and the pygmy rattlesnake. Presley Bo Tyler is a reporter for the Louisiana Deep South Connect Team for Gannett/USA Today. Find her on X @PresleyTyler02 and email at PTyler@ This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Which Louisiana lakes have the most snakes? Snake infested lakes here Solve the daily Crossword
Forbes
13-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
The 15 Richest Places In Louisiana, Per The Latest Census Data
The New Orleans area, specifically places along Lake Pontchartrain, includes many of the wealthiest ... More towns in Louisiana. A recent series of studies has analyzed and identified the richest cities in various states. The U.S. South has been a region recently evaluated, including the wealthiest places in Mississippi and Alabama. Here. It is Louisiana's turn to be investigated. The analysis covered 489 cities in the state in order to identify the richest cities in Louisiana. The way in which each city was evaluated and scored in the ranking is detailed below. Read on to find out what the richest city in Louisiana is, plus the top 15 wealthiest cities in the state overall. In order to assemble this list of the richest cities in Louisiana, key financial data was sourced from the Census Bureau's 2023 American Community Survey. Equipped with these datasets, a four-factor scoring system was built to help identify the wealthiest cities in Louisiana: Median household income Mean (average) household income Median home value Median property taxes paid When it comes to Census data, keep these things in mind: For certain factors, the Census numbers have upper limits. For example, for median household income, the Census Bureau has an upper limit of '$250,000+'. For median home value, the upper limit is '$2,000,000+'. For median property taxes paid, the upper limit is '$10,000+'. For these reasons, the mean household income (which is the same as average household income) dataset is crucial because the Census Bureau has exact figures for it. All four of these metrics were scored, added up, and then ranked by the cities' combined scores. Another thing to keep in mind is that what are termed cities here are categorized as 'places', census-designated places, by the Census Bureau. Thus, some cities on this list may be considered unincorporated communities, but are treated as individual cities by the Census Bureau's designation of them as a place. Below you'll find a table detailing the top 15 richest cities in Louisiana and their respective dollar figures for each metric: The No. 1 richest city in Louisiana is Lewisburg. This place sits on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, right near the bridge across from New Orleans. This town is replete with beautiful lakefront properties. It's a small place, with only 85 total households. But it's a wealthy town. The median household income here is $162,958. The average household income is $208,869. Over 21% of households earn $200,000 or more; fully 100% of households earn at least $100,000 per year. The median home value reported by the Census Bureau is $556,800, which is the highest in the state. Meanwhile, it also has the highest median property taxes, at $5,729 per household. The No. 2 richest city in Louisiana is Spokane, an unincorporated community that sits upon the oxbow lake, Lake St. John. This is another beautiful lakefront town. There are only 165 total households here. The median household income is 4101,641, while the average household income is $198,302. The median home value here is $356,400. Fortunately, property taxes here are much lower than in the No. 1 richest city. The median property taxes paid per year in Spokane is $1,829. Coming in at No. 3 on our list of the richest cities in Louisiana is Bayou Gauche. This place is southwest of New Orleans and features many newer homes, suggesting its wealth has risen in recent years. That might explain why the median home value is comparatively low for a city on this list, at $295,900. The median property taxes paid here amount to $1,257 per year. But incomes are high here and higher than most other cities on this top 20 list. The median household income is $149,107. The average household income is $152,444. The largest city to make this list of the top 20 richest cities in Louisiana is Prairieville, southeast of Baton Rouge. This place is home to well over 12,000 total households. Its incomes are quite high for a city of its size too. The median household income is $115,610. The mean household income is $133,793. Nearly one-fifth of households earn $200,000 or more a year. And 56.1% of households here earn $100,000 or more per year.
