Thompson suspends campaign activities
to help settle Hurricane Gustav evacuees
"Now is a time to help others"
BOSSIER CITY (Sept. 1, 2008) – Your community, your neighbors, your fellow Louisianians need your help.
With an influx of hurricane evacuees seeking shelter in Northwest Louisiana, Jeff Thompson and members of his campaign delivered supplies to shelters and provided televisions so Hurricane Gustav evacuees housed in the Bossier Civic Center and the CenturyTel Center could keep up with events as the storm takes aim at the Louisiana coastline. Thompson also arranged to have food for volunteers working at the shelters.
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"I've suspended campaign activities to help in the shelter and recovery efforts," Thompson said. "Some things are just more important than politics. Most of us are taught from a very young age that there's a time and place for everything, and right now is a time to help others again.
"I want to encourage everyone to do their part in helping our state weather this storm. I've asked local officials to please let us know what their needs are, and we’ll post them on our web site so members of the community can provide supplies or volunteer their time to help."
At the CenturyTel Center, Thompson and campaign staffers provided food for Red Cross workers, members of the Caddo-Bossier Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness officials and other volunteers, helped set up Command Central, coordinated the volunteer efforts of the Red Cross with the Bossier City Fire Department, Bossier City Police and the Shre...