East side of New Orleans under 5 to 6 feet of water
Oops - that's the Quarter/Marigny side. Unless it's up by the lake.
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DavidS - Aug 29, 2005 6:53:58 am PDT #2034 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Dana - Aug 29, 2005 6:55:32 am PDT #2035 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Unless it's up by the lake.
What I heard is 9th Ward, which my dad describes as "Franklin Avenue to St. Bernard, most of New Orleans East."
DavidS - Aug 29, 2005 6:58:18 am PDT #2036 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Okay, just saw some more live video footage from New Orleans. Streets are flooded, windows blown out, trees are down. But the water level isn't that high yet. It's definitely going to be damaged - it's just not apocalyptic. They showed all the outer layer of the Superdome where it'd peeled off. They're not worried about structural damage in the Dome but the people inside are getting pretty wet.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 29, 2005 6:59:21 am PDT #2037 of 10002
What is even happening?
Dana, your family didn't evacuate to any of the other areas that are now threatened, right?
DavidS - Aug 29, 2005 6:59:36 am PDT #2038 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What I heard is 9th Ward,
That's north and east of the Quarter, for those of you unfamiliar with the area.
Dana - Aug 29, 2005 7:04:19 am PDT #2039 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Dana, your family didn't evacuate to any of the other areas that are now threatened, right?
They're in Jackson and Vicksburg, MS. They'll be getting some heavy winds later today. The bigger concern is the family house that's on the coast near Bay St. Louis, which was destroyed by Camille.
Aims - Aug 29, 2005 7:04:52 am PDT #2040 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I was only in NOLA for maybe 72 hours, but hearing about and seeing the destruction makes me cry. I fell in love with that city and am sad it won't be quite the same when I go back.
le nubian - Aug 29, 2005 7:05:56 am PDT #2041 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I wonder how Ann Rice is doing.
Aims - Aug 29, 2005 7:06:27 am PDT #2042 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Probably drinking heavily and overwriting a book.
le nubian - Aug 29, 2005 7:07:13 am PDT #2043 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
WDSU is reporting that water has reached a 2nd floor of a casino in MS.
10:40 a.m.: Water Reaches 2nd Floor Of Beau Rivage Casino Water has reached the second floor of the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Miss. There are reports of a 22-foot storm surge in the area.