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Riley: State Won’t Shelter As Many Storm Evacuees

  » Posted: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 11:37 am Riley: State Won’t Shelter As Many Storm Evacuees

Alabama may not opens its doors as wide this year for hurricane evacuees from Louisiana and other states.MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama may not opens its doors as wide this year for hurricane evacuees from Louisiana and other states. Gov. Bob Riley said Tuesday the state will not take as many evacuees into shelters from out-of-state this year to make sure shelter space is available for Alabama residents. He said the state will be particularly cautious about filling shelters if there's a chance another hurricane could affect the Alabama coast. More than… » more

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