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How did you make it through Issac?
Here in Slidell, we flooded in some areas that did not see water in Katrina. Lots of trees and fences down, some gutter and siding down, and I saw one car that a tree had fallen on in our neighborhood.My house is dry but our subdivision did experience flooding. Reports are saying the new improved levees in New Orleans East actually caused us to get it worse because the water could not drain down natural waterways. And it is still raining.....