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New development along the coast of Louisiana has increased the number of homes in our state that are susceptible to storm surge to over 800,000, according to financial and property analytics pros CoreLogic. Senior hazard risk scientist Tom Jeffery says that the cost to rebuild those home would be in the neighborhood of $184 billion. Still, developers and consumers don't seem to bat an eye at the possibility of losing their dream home to a storm.

"People move to areas where they value the aesthetics, and they value the style of life, and certainly a coastal lifestyle is something that a lot of people want. So, even though there is risk, they tend to move into those areas.", Jeffery said.

According to the report CoreLogic released, Florida has the most homes at risk, followed by Louisiana. A total of 7 million homes along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are vulnerable this hurricane season, and the risk varies according to things like the length of a state's shoreline, coastal elevation, and density of residential development. Jeffery says although its the winds people fear most from a hurricane, its the storm surge that is absolutely the greatest threat to loss of property and loss of life.

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