( May 5, 2025, 9:02 AM EDT) -- GRETNA, La. — A Louisiana state appeals court affirmed a lower court’s rulings entering judgment on a jury verdict awarding $23,534.62 to homeowners and denying a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) in a dispute with the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA) over coverage for damages caused by Hurricane Ida, finding that because the jury’s decision to not award the total amount of damages claimed by the homeowners “is supported by the evidence,” the lower court did not abuse its discretion in denying a new trial....