Copart Acquires Third Facility in Louisiana

    BENICIA, Calif.--April 23, 2001--Copart, Inc. today announced that it has acquired the assets of Twin City Salvage Pool, Inc. of Shreveport, Louisiana. The 30-acre facility was acquired for Copart stock and is Copart's 80th location in the US and the third facility in Louisiana.
    "We are very pleased that the Twin City facility is joining Copart," said Willis J. Johnson, Copart's Chief Executive Officer. "They operate along the busy Interstate 20 corridor and serve the entire width of Louisiana from Texas to the Mississippi borders."
    Since March 2000, Copart has added 10 locations including sites in Boise, ID; Pasco, WA; West Palm Beach, FL; Abilene, TX; San Antonio, TX; Albuquerque, NM; Harrisburg, PA; Chatham, VA; Chicago Heights, IL and Shreveport, LA.