Trip through Slidel and New Orleans La.

[Moparal]

On the way to the job here, I took my wife through New Orleans and Slidel, I was amazed at how tore up it still was. I kinda feel sorry for the people in that area. I saw multiple hundreds of homes empty and destroyed. Businesses demolished. We took digitals and vedeos as we were driving through. Trees along the interstate south on I 59 were still broke and bent sideways. Such a shame. My wife and I also notice about a 1000 acre field or bigger of empty fema trailers.


back in a bit, gotta find a store close to the motel for my wife.....

Oh, gas...1.98 reg

[Tropicalcats]

I have family down in the New Orleans area and I just got back from a trip down there for the Sugar Bowl. It is still a very devastated area and some parts have yet to be touched. They are frozen in time for coming up on 2 years.

People have a very short attention span and without it on the news most people think everything is back to normal.

[moparmaniac59]

So true and so sad.
Americans in general have VERY short memories!! A large group from my church went down there for about a month and the stories just broke your heart. We need to keep them in our prayers!!

[bulletpruf]

I'm from Slidell, LA.  Parents live in Pearl River, LA - about 5 miles from Slidell.  Every time I go home I am surprised about the lack of progress in some areas - it's as if the storm just passed through yesterday.

Parents house took a good beating and lost 50 BIG trees off the 5 acre lot and grandmother's apt was a complete loss, but no one in the family was hurt, so that's all that counts.

Scott

[Moparal]

I'm from Slidell, LA.  Parents live in Pearl River, LA - about 5 miles from Slidell.  Every time I go home I am surprised about the lack of progress in some areas - it's as if the storm just passed through yesterday.

Parents house took a good beating and lost 50 BIG trees off the 5 acre lot and grandmother's apt was a complete loss, but no one in the family was hurt, so that's all that counts.

Scott

Sorry to hear about your losses, but I am glad your family made it through ok.
The river is up at pearl river isn't it.

[cudabuyer]

anytime anyone is in the area NO - Biloxi is only 1 hour away Joel

[Moparal]

anytime anyone is in the area NO - Biloxi is only 1 hour away Joel

I was thinking about that too, but had to get to the job. Been there dozens of times. And all around the area. Just so sad about everything that went down

[cudabuyer]

maybe next time 

[Madmax440]

So true and so sad.
Americans in general have VERY short memories!! A large group from my church went down there for about a month and the stories just broke your heart. We need to keep them in our prayers!!

I'm walking and breathing proof of that, I thought everything was coming along and people had pretty much recovered from it. Man am I clueless.