SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – During a regularly scheduled city council meeting, concerns about Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux's health began to circulate after coughing was heard, and the mayor stepped out for the remainder of the meeting.

Coughing can be heard several times throughout the online-streamed City Council Meeting, prompting questions about his current health status.

Initially, the mayor can be seen sitting and participating in the meeting with the council members, then he is no longer seen in his seat approximately an hour and a half into the two-hour session.

SFD confirms units were dispatched to the government plaza today around 4:20 p.m., but were unable to confirm who, if anyone, was transported.

Mayor's Office Director of Communications Leigh Anne Evensky issued a st

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