Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: May 14, 2008

Phone: 318/673-6932 Fax: 318/673-6933

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

News conference today at 5:00 PM

MORE THAN 9.26 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE 7 P.M. LAST NIGHT, WITH THE BULK FALLING IN SOUTH SHREVEPORT. WHILE THERE APPEARS TO BE A LULL FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS, ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

A NEWS CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE AT 5 PM AT THE CADDO 911 CENTER TODAY. THE MEDIA WILL BE PROVIDED AN OVERALL BRIEFING OF THE SITUATION, AS WELL AS WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED AS MORE RAIN COMES.

SPEAKING AT THIS NEWS CONFERENCE WILL BE MAYOR CEDRIC GLOVER, OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND SERVICE AGENCIES.

Information can be left with Crime Stoppers at 673-7373 or by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimestoppersshreveportcaddo.com.

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