Insurance commissioner pushes lawmakers to fund grants to help reinforce roofs

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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon wants state lawmakers to fund a grant program that helps homeowners reinforce their roofs to withstand Category 4 hurricanes. Donelon prodded lawmakers to establish the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program last year, but they opted not to fund it. Modeled off Alabama legislation, the program would offer grants of up to

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