Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina caused an estimated 1,300tragic deaths as well as $41.1 billion in insured losses across sixstates. Louisiana and Mississippi suffered the brunt of Katrina'swrath, followed by Alabama.
No one wants a repeat performance of the devastation caused byKatrina. To that end, the Institute for Business & Home Safetycalls upon Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi to adopt andrigorously enforce statewide building codes to protect theircitizens.
Building codes and standards regulate the design, constructionand maintenance of buildings. They help protect the health, safetyand general welfare of a building's users, and establish theminimum acceptable standards necessary for protecting people andproperty. When natural disaster strikes, everyone benefits from theenforcement of sound building codes.
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