After Texas flooding, Arceneaux says Shreveport unlikely to see similar threat

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – In light of the recent deadly flooding across parts of Texas, Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux addressed the city’s own flood risk.

He acknowledged that there are bodies of water in Shreveport that are susceptible to flooding, such as Cross Lake and the Red River, but says a situation like what happened in Texas is unlikely to occur here.

According to the mayor, Shreveport doesn’t experience the same weather patterns nor has the topography that would cause water to rise rapidly, as seen in Texas on the Guadalupe River.

“When the Red River gets high, most of our waters, most of our drainage, drains into the Red River and then down onto the Mississippi River. If the Red River is high, there’s no place for that water to go, so we end up with some high water, but it is relatively slow rising,” Mayor Arceneaux explains.

He added that slow rising water gives the city enough time to issue evacuation orders or conduct water rescues if necessary.