SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – An elderly man was injured by a tree falling on his home in Shreveport during a heavy rainstorm on Tuesday, Jan. 23. It happened around 3:30 p.m. on Esplanade Avenue between Melinda and Balcom streets. That’s not far off I-20 north of the Shreveport Regional Airport. The Shreveport Fire Department responded to the call, and at least nine units initially responded.