Louisiana High Court Affirms Prescriptive Denial In Hurricane Coverage Dispute

( March 9, 2026, 2:28 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court on March 6 affirmed and remanded to a trial court an appellate court’s denial of an exception of prescription sought by the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) as purported guarantor for a now-insolvent insurer in an insurance coverage dispute over purported damages from Hurricane Ida, finding that because the insurer made an unconditional payment on its insureds’ claims, which interrupted the prescriptive period, the insureds’ complaint was timely....