CLE Conference on Louisiana's Insurance Crisis: From Risk to Reform
The Center for Law and the Economy Research Conference
Keynote Speaker: John Bel Edwards
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The Murphy Institute is pleased to announce an upcoming research conference titled “Louisiana’s Insurance Crisis: From Risk to Reform”, hosted by the Center for Law and the Economy. Join leading scholars, advocates, and policymakers as they examine the residential insurance crisis gripping Louisiana and elsewhere and discuss the range of potential reforms that could stem it.
The event will take place on Tuesday, October 28, beginning at 12:45 p.m. It will start in the Diboll Gallery of the Newcomb Institute, located in Malkin Sacks Commons, and continue in the Moot Court Room at Tulane Law School.
Event Details
John Bel Edwards, Louisiana’s 56th Governor (2016 – 2024) and now Special Counsel at Fishman Haygood, will provide the keynote address.
Panel discussions will cover the current state of insurance policies and risks, as well as policy solutions that could improve outcomes for residents.
Featured participants include:
- State Senator Kirk Talbot (Chair, Louisiana Insurance Committee)
- Tim Temple (Louisiana Insurance Commissioner)
- Liz Russell (Louisiana State Director, Environmental Defense Fund; Professor of Practice, Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment)
- Daniel Schwarcz (Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law)
- Andreanecia Morris (Executive Director, HousingNola)
- Ben Riggs (Executive Director, Real Reform LA)
- Nicole Barnes (Executive Director, Jericho Road)
- Amy Bach (Executive Director, United Policyholders)
- Sam Karlin (Investigative Reporter, Times-Picayune)
This event, held in partnership with Tulane Law, is open to members of the Tulane community, including affiliates, and alumni. For more information, contact Adam Feibelman, Director of the Center for Law and the Economy.
LA Insurance Crisis Conference- Schedule
October 28, 2025
Session 1 Located in Diboll Gallery of Malkin Sacks Commons
12:45 – 1:00 PM | WELCOME REMARKS
• Gary Hoover, Murphy Institute Executive Director
• Adam Feibelman, Murphy Center for Law and the Economy and Tulane Law
1:00 – 2:15 PM | PANEL 1
The scope and nature of the problem of the availability and cost of residential home insurance in the state
Moderator: Sam Karlin, Times-Picayune
• Andreanecia Morris, HousingNola
• Amy Bach, United Policyholders (via zoom)
• Nicole Barnes, Jericho Road
• Ben Riggs, Real Reform LA
2:15 – 2:40 PM | PLENARY SPEAKER
• Tim Temple, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance
Session 2 Located in Room 110 at the Tulane Law School - John Giffen Weinmann Hall, 6329 Freret Street.
3:00 – 4:15 PM | PANEL 2
The array of policy reforms available to address the problem.
Moderator: Adam Feibelman
• State Sen. Kirk Talbot, Chair Senate Insurance Committee
• Dan Schwarcz, Univ. of Minnesota School of Law
• Liz Russell, Environmental Defense Fund and Tulane Architecture
4:25 – 5:45 PM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS
• John Bel Edwards, 2016-2024 Governor of Louisiana
The Diboll Gallery is located on the third floor of the Malkin Sacks Commons (aka The Commons), Building #28 on the Tulane Campus Map. The Diboll Gallery entrance of The Commons is located at 43 Newcomb Place, between the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library and Jones Hall.
Tulane Law School is located in Weinmann Hall, 6329 Freret Street, Building #32 on the campus map.
