Louisiana Braces As Congress Renews Flood Insurance Debate

Looking down through the open door of U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, the most recognizable sight for U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R- Jefferson, said to the Wisconsin Republican, more used to pastures than marshland. If Congress doesn’ t act by Sept. 30, the program will expire, throwing uncertainty into the insurance market and the ledgers of most of Louisiana’ s 4.5 million…