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Shreveport Hummers head to south Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, La. Shreveport's General Motors plant has answered the call to help the state in its rebuilding efforts.
Yesterday afternoon, the G-M plant loaded 12 Hummer H-3s onto transporters, headed for south Louisiana.

Plant Manager Dave Gibbons says the governor's office made a special request for the Hummers because so many areas of south Louisiana remain inaccessible.

Gibbons said the locally built H-3 can really make a difference in getting into those hard-to-reach areas. They also come with the On-Star satellite service.

The Hummers will be on-loan to the state for the next six months.