Q: Do any of the thousands of people displaced by the recent flooding in Louisiana have flood insurance?
—Hoke Kimball, Atlanta
A: About one in seven households in the Baton Rouge, La., area had flood insurance.
Many area residents didn’t carry flood insurance because they lived in areas thought to be too low risk for floods, The (Baton Rouge) Advocate reported, but there were “52,896 flood insurance policies in effect.”
Only 14 percent of homeowners in East Baton Rouge Parish had flood insurance because about one-quarter of the homes in the area were considered to be in high-risk areas.
Twenty-two percent of the homeowners in Livingston Parish — where about 60 percent of houses are in high-risk areas — had flood insurance, the paper reported.
At least 13 people died in the floods caused by recent torrential rain. The flooding affected 31 percent of the area’s homes, according to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, as reported by The Advocate.
Q: I would like to know if the man named Clark Gable who hosts the TV show “Cheaters” that comes on Channel 36 is related to the actor Clark Gable?
—Mary Thomas, Atlanta
A: Clark James Gable, who has been the host of "Cheaters" since 2012, is the grandson of longtime actor Clark Gable.
Clark James Gable is the son of John Clark Gable, who was born in 1961, three months after Clark Gable died in November 1960.
Clark James Gable’s website is clarkgableiii.com.
“The name means a lot to me,” Gable told The Hollywood Reporter in 2012. “It opened a lot of doors. It also carries a lot of expectations.”
Andy Johnston with Fast Copy News Service wrote this column. Do you have a question? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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