Hurricane Zeta Damages In Louisiana Estimated To Hit $2.8 Billion

Insurance industry analysts estimate storm damage from Hurricane Zeta in Louisiana could cost between $1.7 billion and $2.8 billion in repairs.

Analytics business CoreLogic estimated that when storm damage in Mississippi and Alabama are factored in Hurricane Zeta caused $3.5 billion in destruction.

That includes both residential and commercial losses for wind and storm surge but does not include any losses reported to the National Flood Insurance Program for homeowners.

Hurricane Zeta was the fifth named storm to make landfall and broke the record for the number of named storms during one season dating back to 2002.

Hurricane Zeta made landfall near Cocodrie in Terrebonne Parish before barreling through New Orleans last week as a Category 2 hurricane with wind gusts up to 110 miles per hour, which is just shy of a Category 3 hurricane.