JOINT INFORMATION CENTER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 12, 2008

Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration News Update

Levee Overtopping Reported in Terrebonne Parish Town of Chauvin

BATON ROUGE -- Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration officials have reported that Terrebonne Parish officials are monitoring levee overtopping of parish levees in the town of Chauvin in south Terrebonne Parish as of 10:45 a.m. Friday.

Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development officials are also reporting that sections of La. Hwy 82 in Cameron Parish have been closed due to flooding.

Levee and flood conditions will be closely monitored by the Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration throughout the approach and landfall of Hurricane Ike.

Conditions will be reported as they are obtained.

For the latest information on Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, visit emergency.louisiana.gov or call the state's emergency hotline at 1-866-288-2484 to listen to a recorded message with the most up-to-date information.

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