Day: September 12, 2008

   KEITHVILLE, La. — What was to be the first chance since June to catch up on the chimpanzees at The National Chimpanzee Sanctuary on September 13th will have to wait until October 11th. Due to the approaching severe weather associated with Hurricane Ike, the sanctuary feels it is in …

Media contact: Eric Gipson (318) 424-8678; egipson@sciport.orgPrograms contact:    Robert McGuire (318) 424-8714; rmcguire@sciport.org        Shreveport, LA — Sci-Port Discovery Center, the hands-on science and entertainment center on the Shreveport Riverfront, is offering free admission to Hurricane Ike evacuees staying at emergency shelters. Sci-Port is also offering “Buy One/Get One Fee” admission …

   Hotels in Shreveport-Bossier are booked through the weekend, and some through early next week, as Hurricane Ike nears landfall on the southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts.    The storm, which is expected to reach Category 3 strength, will hit sometime late Friday or early Saturday. Shelters in Shreveport-Bossier also …