LA HR382

Requests the Louisiana State Licensing Board of Contractors and the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council to study adopting FORTIFIED Roof building standards into building codes for Louisiana's coastal zone as defined in R.S. 49:214.24

Report must include findings, recommendations, and the reasoning and methodology used to arrive at conclusions

Report due to the House Committee on Commerce and the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library by February 1, 2026

Addresses Louisiana's homeowners' insurance crisis, citing nearly $25 billion in insurer payments or reserves from hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta, and Ida, and over 802,000 claims filed from those storms

References Alabama's adoption of FORTIFIED standards for coastal counties as a model that reduced reinsurance costs and lowered consumer premiums