WRI Weingarten Realty Investors

HOUSTON, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI) reported today that Hurricane Katrina had minimal effect to its portfolio in Louisiana. The Company has only two properties in the New Orleans area, which represent less than one-half of one percent of its revenues. These two properties total 100,000 square feet and include Manhattan Plaza in Harvey (a suburb of New Orleans) and Orleans Station in New Orleans. At this time the Company has not been able to assess the status of these properties. Additionally, the Company said its properties in Hammond and Baton Rouge, Louisiana sustained no significant structural damage. Additional information will be provided as soon as it becomes available. About Weingarten Realty Investors Weingarten Realty Investors is a Houston, Texas based real estate investment trust with 353 income producing and new development properties in 20 states that span from coast to coast in the southern half of the United States. Included in the portfolio are 294 neighborhood and community shopping centers and 59 industrial properties aggregating 47.0 million square feet. Weingarten has one of the most diversified tenant bases of any major REIT in its sector, with the top 10 tenants comprising less than 15% of its rental revenues. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company's common shares are traded under the symbol "WRI". For further information on the Company, please visit http://www.weingarten.com/ . DATASOURCE: Weingarten Realty Investors CONTACT: Brook Wootton, Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications of Weingarten Realty Investors, +1-713-866-6050 Web site: http://www.weingarten.com/

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