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31 August 2005
Katrina Update
Here is what I know about the whereabouts of our friends and family in New Orleans.
Jack is here with Leslie and me in Atlanta. He’ll be staying here as long as necessary, until he can make it back to New Orleans. His house in Lakeview is near the levee break on the 17th [...]
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31 August 2005
WWL Slide show
WWL has some pictures up of the flooding and damage in New Orleans.
It’s mind blowing.
http://www.wwltv.com/sharedcontent/breakingnews/slideshow/083005_dmnkatrina/1.html
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29 August 2005
News feed
WDSU is up now at: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx
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29 August 2005
Levee break in the 9th ward.
WWL was reporting that the levee was breached on the Industrial Canal on the Chalmette side near Tennessee Street. They were saying 3-8 feet of water will fill those neighborhoods.
The Superdome’s roof has suffered some damage, but nothing structural.
Then WWL went off the air.
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29 August 2005
Dodged the bullet? Again?
The storm took a turn to the east. This radar image looks bad, but supposedly its better for New Orleans if the storm hits east of the city.
Gulfport and Biloxi are screwed, but they aren’t 6 feet below sea level.
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28 August 2005
On the Weather Channel
Vapid News Anchor: Jim, what advice can you give those folks who may not have evacuated yet?
Jim Cantore: Well, they should get down on their knees and say, “Lord, I need you help me and save me and my family, because I did not do the right thing by leaving when I should have.”
Wow.
On [...]
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28 August 2005
New Orleans
There is a house in New Orleans, not the house you’ve heard about, I’m talking about another house.
A lot of houses, actually. A lot that won’t be there.
What we’ve joked about for years looks like its finally going to happen. We’ve all known that the Crescent City has been due for a long [...]
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23 August 2005
Returned
We both made it back to ATL safe and sound and very tired.
Now I have 194205943574792 emails to answer.
Yay.
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16 August 2005
The fly in my office… the follow-up
Today I was sitting in my office - decorated in post-modern warehouse - with pretty blue walls, a rather comfortable wicker chair and a fabulous flat-screen monitor and who walks in but the Terminex guy. I’ve heard good things about the Terminex guy from those who have worked here longer than I. [...]
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12 August 2005
Saints want to resume negotiations with Louisiana??
ESPN.com - NFL - Saints want to resume negotiations with Louisiana
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson wants to resume negotiations with the state, possibly by the end of the summer, on a deal to keep the team in Louisiana.
What the heck? This is making me nuts. Can someone back home fill me in [...]
