Climate change will make New Orleans area uninhabitable, paper says

By: Robert Slavin

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(May 14, 2026) Mousseau said along with Katrina, subsequent hurricanes have worn people out. Rising insurance costs and the increasing difficulty of gaining property insurance have been factors. Finally, many oil and gas producers have moved corporate jobs to Houston. Population decline is "clearly a concern for bondholders as the ability of an urban area to regenerate a new generation of residents is always important," Mousseau said. 

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John R. Mousseau, CFA
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