Ok.. requests for updates heard...

Here in Lafayette, we didn't get anything more than a nice windy day with a little rain. We had an extremely stressful evening last night watching a little a bit too much weather info on tv... well, and trying to watch the dreadful premier of Rome probably didn't help...

We really don't know much more about the state of New Orleans than what you can read on the Web. We've heard from second hand sources that the French Quarter is in pretty good shape. We've also heard that Don's mom's apartment may have 4 feet of water in it, but we're really not sure... and we're not telling her yet. Don was able to talk to his sister and her husband this morning around 8:30 am when the storm was beginning but we haven't been able to get in touch with them since. The last contact with my mother, who is in Livingston Parish, which took a pretty decent hit was around noon and a pretty significant amount of bad weather went through her area about an hour after that. However, phone lines, land and cellular, are pretty much useless from Baton Rouge well into Mississippi. I'm sure we'll get word within hours or days.

Richard & Jonno don't know much of anything about their neighborhood or house, but I think we're all feeling like the Marigny may be okay. They'll probably be with us at least another 2 days. I hate to get them here under such circumstances but I'm thrilled to get to spend time with them. Tomorrow's the first day I'll be off work since they got here.. and they brought Absinthe... woot!

More later...