Dunno if you guys have seen the footage yet taken by a news chopper this afternoon; New Orleans was well and truly trashed. Kenner and Metairie are both under water.

The area Knightmagic lives in took some wind damage (lots of power outages all over, including here) but the rain on our side of the storm was relatively light. The town of Slidell (across Lake Ponchartrain from New Orleans) was pasted, as was the eastern Mississippi Gulf coast.

We skated where I live. We only lost power for a few hours, the wife said. I imagine Knightmagic has no electricity right now; and depending upon exactly where he lives in LaFourche Parish, he could be without power for a week or more.

Haven't heard of any deaths yet. But the property damage is staggering. The clean-up operation in New Orleans alone will take months.