Bossier authorities update flooding, river levels
SHREVEPORT - BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTBS)
The National Weather Service predicts the Red River will crest at 34.5 feet -- the same level as in 1990 -- over the weekend before slowly receding.
Water levels of 27 or 28 feet could linger into August.
Residents in Bossier Parish south of state Highway 154 could see the same water levels as in 2009 over the weekend. Authorities expect some residential flooding.
Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington and other officials met with Kevin Davis, director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and Maj. Gen. Glenn Curtis, adjutant general for the Louisiana National Guard, this morning to discuss the flooding.
The National Guard is on standby to help if needed, Curtis said.
Cash Point RV Park and River Bluff subdivision off Benton Road are under recommended evacuation orders. Electricity has been cut off to both areas as a safety precaution.
Electricity also was shut off to Perrin Avenue in Shreveport this morning after water started flooding that area off Ford Street in the Allendale neighborhood.
Residents also are reporting flooding off Russell Road in Shreveport's Martin Luther King Jr. neighborhood and Wells Island Road in north Shreveport near the downtown Airport.
Source:KTBS.com